JUDGMENT :

S. K. SAHOO, J.

1. The appellants Lambodar Pujari (CRLA No. 32 of 2009), Kalakar Mohanty (CRLA No. 54 of 2009) and Prafulla Chandra Patra (CRLA No. 55 of 2009) along with co-accused Gupteswar Patnaik and Abhimanyu Mahakud faced trial in the Court of learned Special Judge, Vigilance, Jeypore in G.R. Case No.28 of 1989(V)/T.R. Case No. 113 of 2007 for offences punishable under section 5(2) read with section 5(1)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (hereafter ‘1947 Act’) and sections 467/34, 471/34 and 477-A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The learned Trial Court vide impugned judgment and order dated 17.01.2009 though acquitted the co-accused Gupteswar Patnaik and Abhimanyu Mahakud of all the charges but found the appellants guilty of the offences charged and sentenced each of them to undergo R.I. for two years and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- each, in default, to undergo further R.I. for one month each for the offence under section 5(2) read with section 5(1)(c) of the 1947 Act; R.I. for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.3,000/- each, in default, to undergo R.I. for two months on each count for the offence under sections 467/471 of the Indian Penal Code and R.I. for t