1. These appeals are arising out of the conviction against the appellants passed by the learned XI Additional Judge, CBI Cases, Chennai dated 19.05.2009 in C.C.No.65 of 2004.

2. Brief facts leading to these appeals are as follows:

A1 [J.S.Prabhu] Manager of Corporation Bank, Tambaram-Sanatorium Branch during the year 1999-2000 had conspired with other accused and sanctioned CORP VYAPAR Loan to Imyaya Varamban[A4], Proprietor of M/s Everest Garments a sum of Rs.2.5 lakhs, knowing fully well that it is a non-existing firm and based on fake and fabricated documents produced by Imyaya Varamban[A4] in connivance with the other accused. The said M/s Everest Garments, No.33, 1st Floor, 5th Street, Ranganathapuram, West Tambaram, Chennai-45 is a non-existing firm and there is no such firm in the said address. However, by furnishing false information in the loan application and annexing fabricated revenue documents and title deeds, a sum of Rs.2.5 lakhs had been sanctioned and credited into the current account of M/s Everest Garments. The said account had been opened with introduction of one Saravanan at the request of the A2 [Palanivel]. For the said loan, the document of property in S.No.165/3 of Mangavaram village has been given as collateral security. This property of 19 cents as if owned by Ponnappa Reddy, the title document was misappropriated from him by Gunaseakran[A3] with false promise to arrange loan. The chitta, adangal and encumbrance certified for this property produced by Imyaya Varamban[A4] were not genuine but forged documents.

3. A5 [T.N.Ravi] Valuer (died pending Crl.A.No.270 of 2009) had given false valuation certificate for the property shown as collateral security. Though there is no building in the said property, A5[T.N.Ravi] had given valuation certificate as if there is a building in the said land and worth of the land and building is Rs.3,80,000/-After sanctioning the loan based on the forged and fabricated documents to the non-existing firm, the loan amount had been credited into the account of M/s Everest Garments. After crediting the amount into M/s Everest Garments, the money has been withdrawn by A2[Palanivel] through cheques signed by Imyaya Varamban[A4]:

Cheque No.	Date	Amount	Payee
547503	31.03.2000	72,500/-	Ramesh hand loom-(Lakshmi Vilas bank)
547504	04.04.2000	75,000/-	R.Sankar
547505	05.04.2000	1,00,000/-	Ramesh hand loom-(Lakshmi Vilas bank)
		2,47,500/-

4. The account in Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. in the name of Ramesh HandLoom & Textiles had been opened by A2[Palanivel] showing his brother V.Sekar as Proprietor and money deposited in that account were withdrawn by A2[Palanivel]. The bearer cheque in the name of R.Sankar for Rs.75,000/- had been withdrawn by A2[Palanivel] himself by impersonating as R.Sankar.

5. PW-18[Mr.Sudhakar K.Bhat], Assistant Regional Manager of Corporation Bank who come to know about the irregularity in sanctioning loan by A1[J.S.Prabhu], Manager of Tambaram-Sanatorium Branch had lodged the complaint to the CBI. Based on which, First Information Report [Ex.P58] had been registered and investigated. The trial Court had framed charges against the accused persons for conspiracy, cheating, forgery, impersonation, fabricating documents, breach of trust and for using fabricated documents as genuine to cheat the bank. The specific charges were framed against each of the accused for their respective overtact in the crime. The trial Court framed 11 charges and the accused on completion of the trial found them guilty and convicted them for the charges as under:-

Rank of the accused	Conviction under Section	Sentence imposed by the trial Court
A1 to A5	Under Sections 120-B r/w 420, 467, 467 r/w 471, 467, 467 r/w 471 IPC, 419 IPC, 467, 467 r/w 471 IPC and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988	Each of them