JUDGMENT :

Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.

Heard the parties through video conferencing.

2. This appeal has been preferred against the Judgment of Conviction and Order of Sentence dated 30.08.1988 passed by the Special Judge, C.B.I. (South Bihar), Patna in Special Case No.3 of 80 whereby and where under, the learned court below has held appellant-convict guilty for the offences punishable under Section 120B/420/471 read with Section 468/477A of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 5(2) read with Section 5(1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The appellant-convict has been sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for one year for each of the offences punishable under Section 120B/420/471 read with Section 468/477A of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 5(2) read with Section 5(1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. All the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

3. The case of the prosecution in brief is that the appellant-convict was Manager of S.I.B (Small-Scale Industries and Business) Division, State Bank of India during the period from October, 1978 to March, 1979 at Daltonganj, the co-accused Biswas brothers were the partners of a firm in the name an