J.B. Koshy, J.

These two appeals are filed by the same appellant against the common judgment passed by the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram in C.C. No. 7/1991 & C.C. No. 8/1991. The appellant was convicted under S.5(1)(c) and (d) read with S.5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and Ss.409 & 477-A of the Indian Penal Code. The accused was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs. 2000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of three months for the offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act and to undergo simple imprisonment for four months each for the offences under Ss.409 and 477-A of the Indian Penal Code. All the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

2. The appellant/ accused was the Village Officer of Kumarapuram Village of Karthikapally Taluk situated within the jurisdiction of Sub Collector, Chengannoor for the period from 13.3.1979 to 12.9.1979 and from 25.9.1979 to 29.10.1992. PW7 was then working as the Senior Village Assistant along with PW8 another Village Assistant. Accused took charge as the Village Officer from PW13, his predecessor on the afterno