Paran Kumar Phukan, J.

1. These 3 (three) appeals are preferred against the judgment and order dated 29.12.2004, passed by the learned Special Judge, (CBI), Guwahati Assam in Special Case No. 66/2004 convicting the accused appellant Brig. D.A. Chansarkar and Col. R.K. Khanna under Section 120B/420 and under Section 13(1) (d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the other two appellants under Section 120B/420/468/471/465 of the IPC and sentencing them to various terms of imprisonment and fine with default clauses.

2. The case against the accused appellants came to be registered by the Superintendent of Police, ACU-1 New Delhi on the basis of source information received by them to the effect that the accused appellant No. 1 an 2 (A1 and A2) who were posted as Deputy Director, Supply and Transport (DDST) 101 Area Headquarter, Shillong and Commanding Officer, Advance Base Supply Depot (ABSD), Guwahati respectively in collusion with the other appellants (A3, A4 and A5) who were army suppliers, by corrupt and illegal means, defrauded the army by purchasing/supplying huge quantity of sub-standard butter at exorbitant prices. On completion of investigati