1. These Criminal Appeals are filed against the judgement dated 17.4.2008 made in Special Case No.3/2000 by the learned Special Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Cuddalore, in and by which, (a) A1 was convicted under Section 248(2) of Cr.PC and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- in default to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for three months under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and convicted and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- in default to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for three months under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, (2) A2 was convicted under Section 248(2) of Cr.PC and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for three months under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and (c) the sentence was ordered to run concurrently.

2. The case of the Prosecution is as follows:-

a. PW.2 is the resident of Kizhoor Village, Villupuram Taluk. A1 is the Village Administrative Offic