JUDGMENT

Vibhu Bakhru, J. - The appellant has filed the present appeal impugning a judgment dated 29.11.2016 in A.C. No. 54/2016, whereby the appellant and his brother (Ravinder Sharma) were convicted for the offences punishable under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) read with Sections 420/476/468/471 of the IPC and Sections 13(2) and 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereafter the ''PC Act''). The appellant was sentenced to undergo three years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 4,00,000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of six months. The appellant''s brother Ravinder Kumar (since deceased) was also sentenced for committing offences punishable under Sections 120B/420/467/468/471 of the IPC and Sections 13 (2) and 13 (1) of the PC Act.

2. The appellant and his brother were prosecuted pursuant to an FIR bearing no. RC DAI 2011 A 0010 under Sections 120B/420/467/471 & 473 of the IPC and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(c) and (d) of the PC Act. The said FIR (Ex.PW37/A) was registered on 29.07.2011 on the basis of the information received from a reliable source that Sh. Ravinder Ku