These three Criminal Appeals have arisen out of the same judgment and or der, passed by the trial court, as such, all the three are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. All these three criminal appeals, preferred under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity hereinafter Cr. PC.), are directed against the judgment and order dated 09-09-1985, passed in C. B. I. Case No. 170 of 1975, C. B. I. Case No. 79 of 1976 and C. B. I. Case No. 138 of 1977, by learned Special Judge, Anti Corrup tion/additional Sessions Judge, Dehradun, whereby the appellant Kabul Singh is convicted under Section 395 and 412 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity hereinafter I. PC.), appellant Raj Kumar is convicted under Section 395,412 and 414 of I. PC. , and each of the appellants Teerath Singh, Jaswant Singh, Man Singh and Surta Nand Nautiyal, is convicted under Section 412 and 414 of the I. P. C. Appellant Kabul Singh is sentenced under Section 395 of I. P. C. to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and to pay fine of Rs. 5,000/-, in default of payment of which, he is directed to undergo further six months rigorous imprisonment. He (Ka bul Singh) is also sen

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