Appellant, Krishna Kumar Kedia has been found guilty for an offence punishable under Section 407 IPC and sentenced to under RI for 5 years as well as to pay a fine of Rs. 25,000/- in default thereof, to undergo SI for six months, additionally, under Section 420 IPC, sentenced to under RI for 5 years as well as to pay a fine of Rs. 25,000/- in default thereof, to undergo SI for six months, under Section 465 IPC, sentenced to undergo RI for 2 years as well as to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- in default thereof, to undergo SI for three months, additionally, under Section 471 IPC, sentenced to under RI for 2 years as well as to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- in default thereof, to undergo SI for three months with a further direction to run the sentences concurrently vide judgment of conviction and sentence dated 25.06.2015 passed by Special Judge-CBI-2, Patna in Special Case No. 14/2011 arising out of RC Case No. 15(A)/97.

2. Before coming to main track of the instant appeal, it looks desirable to have a glimpse over salient features appearing from the lower court records.

3. There was an era of scam which the State faced and this happens to be one of the same known as Bitumen Scam. Bit