The accused Nos.1, 2 and 4 in a corruption case, namely Special C.C.No.139/1992 instituted on the file of the Special Judge under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (I Additional District Judge cum Chief Judicial Magistrate), Salem, who stood charged, tried, found guilty as per the charge for offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(2) r/w Section 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- and in default the payment of fine to undergo a further period of two months rigorous imprisonment each under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-in default in payment of fine to undergo a further period of two months rigorous imprisonment each under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, have come forward with the present appeal against the conviction and sentence imposed on them.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows:-

i) P.W.2-Sekaran was doing business in quarrying limestone and supplying the same to the factories for w