S.P. GARG, J.

1. Both these appeals being interconnected are taken up together for disposal.

2. Appellant – Sajjad Haider @ Mohd.Parvez in Crl.A.797/2013 is aggrieved by a judgment dated 29.01.2013 of learned Addl. Sessions Judge in Sessions Case No.02/2011 arising out of FIR No.43/10 PS Special Cell by which he was held guilty for committing offences punishable under Sections 419/420/467/468/471 IPC and Section 14 of Foreigners Act. By an order dated 31.01.2013, he was awarded various prison terms with fine. All the sentences were to operate concurrently.

3. The State has also filed Crl.A.1556/2013 to challenge the said judgment whereby Sajjad Haider @ Mohd.Parvez (herein referred to as ‘the appellant’) was acquitted of the charge under Sections 3 and 9 Officials Secrets Act and 120B IPC and Jainuddin Ansari was acquitted of all the charges.

4. Briefly stated, the prosecution case as reflected in the charge-sheet was that on 14.09.2010 at about 03.00 p.m. an information was received from Central Intelligence Agency (‘CIA’ in short) that a Pakistani spy residing in the area of Samalkha, Delhi, on fake / forged documents of Indian nationality in the name of Mohd.Parvez was inv