Criminal Appeal No.498 of 2000 is filed against the judgment dated 30.5.2000 made in C.C.No.15 of 1997 on the file of the II Special Judge/XII Additional Sessions Judge, Chennai and praying to set aside the order of acquittal acquitting A1, A2 and A4 to A9 under charge No.1 for the offence under section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code , section 13(2) read with 13(1)(c)(d)(ii)(iii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 read with section 109 of the Indian Penal Code, sections 409, 409 read with section 109 of the Indian Penal Code , A1 under charge No.2 for the offence under section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(d)(ii) and (iii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and A4 and A5 under charge Nos.7, 10 and 13 for the offence under section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(d)(ii) and 13(1) (c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and section 409 of the Indian Penal Code.

JUDGMENT: The First accused Selvi J.Jayalalitha, the then Chief Minister was acquitted of all the charges framed against her. Aggrieved by the judgment of acquittal, the State has preferred Criminal Appeal No.498 of 2000 as against her. The second accused T.M.Selvaganapathy, the fourth accused H.M.P