(Criminal Appeal Nos.724, 771 & 774 of 1998 filed against the Judgment dated 31.08.1998 passed in C.C.No.13 of 1998 on the file of the learned III Additional District Judge/Special Judge for C.B.I. Cases, Coimbatore.

Criminal Appeal Nos.725 and 823 of 1998 filed against the Judgment dated 31.08.1998 passed in C.C.No.14 of 1998 on the file of the learned III Additional District Judge/Special Judge for C.B.I. Cases, Coimbatore.)

Common Judgment:

A-1, who is the appellant in Crl.A.Nos.724 and 725 of 1998, A-2, who is the appellant in Crl.A.No.771 of 1998, A-2, who is the appellant in Crl.A.No.823 of 1998, A-3, who is the appellant in Crl.A.No.724 of 1998 and A-4, who is the appellant in Crl.A.No.774 of 1998, have come forward with these appeals challenging their conviction and sentence passed by the learned III Additional District Judge/Special Judge for C.B.I.Cases, Coimbatore, in C.C.Nos.13 and 14 of 1998 convicting A-1, in Crl.A.Nos.724 and 725 of 1998, under Section 120-B r/w 420 IPC and under Section 5(2) r/w 5(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (for short "the Act") and under Section 5(2) r/w 5(1)(d) of the Act in each case and sentencing him to undergo rigorou