G. JAYACHANDRAN, J.

1. These five appeals arise out of the Judgment passed in C.C. No. 42 of 2003 dated 24.09.2013 on the file of the XI Additional Sessions Judge, CBI, Chennai.

2. The appeals are rearranged as per the ranking of the appellants before the Trial Court for easy reference.

Crl. Appeal No. 742/2013 is preferred by R. Ramesh Srinivasan (A1).

Crl. Appeal No. 78/2014 is preferred by N. Vinayaga Selvam (A2).

Crl. Appeal No. 756/2013 is preferred by S. Chinna Durai (A4).

Crl. Appeal No. 750/2013 is preferred by B. Ramesh Chandran (A5).

Crl. Appeal No. 715/2013 is preferred by T.A. Noor Jahan (A6).

3. Factual back ground of these appeals:

On 18.12.2002, CBI Chennai, registered the First Information Report based on the complaint received from K.P. Anantha Krishnan, Chief Officer of UCO Bank, Regional Office wherein it was complained that fraud was committed by N. Vinayaga Selvam and N. Senthil Kumar, Building Contractors, carrying on business in the name and style of “Sri Murugan Builders” at No. 1 Azagar Murugan Street, Nagapattinam. According to the complainant, they