P. Ubaid, J.

The appellant is the same in these two appeals. Crl. A 280/2001 is brought against the judgment of conviction in C.C No.14 of 1999 of the learned Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance) Kozhikode and Crl.A No.282 of 2001 is brought against the judgment of conviction in C.C No.12 of 1999 of the same court. The appellant herein was Agricultural Officer in the State Seed Farm, Perambra during the period from 31.5.1991 to 31.5.1994. He had also additional charge of the Agricultural Officer of the Krishi Bhavan, Perambra from 20.10.1993 to 27.10.1994. On the allegation that he misappropriated some amount from the funds of the Seed Farm and the Krishi Bhavan on different occasions, without making payment of amounts due to different creditors, who supplied pesticides and other articles to the Seed Farm, the appellant faced prosecution before the learned Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, (Vigilance), Kozhikode in three cases. The different instances of misappropriation detected on inspection were split up into different periods; two of them relating to misappropriation from the funds of the State Seed Farm and the third relating to misappropriation of f