The appellants in these appeals faced conviction in C.C.No.6/95 on the file of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram. Crl.A.No.660/96 is by the second accused and Crl.A.No.704/96 is by the first accused. They faced trial for offences punishable under Section 5 (1)(c)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (for short “the Act”) and Sections 409,468,471,and 477 A read with Section 120 B of the Indian Penal Code. The first accused has been convicted for the offences under the Act and also for offences punishable under Sections 465,477 and 477 A read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code. He has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months under Sections 465 and 471, for a period of one year each under Sections 477 A and 120 B and for a period of three years each under Section 409 and under the provisions of the said Act. The second accused has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months under Sections 465 and 471, and for a period of one year each under Sections 477A and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The sentences were directed to run concurrently. This