JUDGMENT

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

1. The aforesaid two Appeals have been preferred by Appellant Tara Dutt, and Appellants Mukul Kumar and Ramesh Kumar respectively, to challenge the Judgment dated 27.09.2021vide which they have been convicted for the offence under Section 12 Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) and have been sentenced to three years imprisonment and Fine, by the learned Special Judge in Complaint Case No.183/2019 pertaining to CNR No. DLCT 11-000885-2019.

2. The facts in brief are that one Dayanand Sharma (since deceased) who had worked as a Court Master in the Delhi High Court, retired in 2011, and thereafter worked as a Special M.M. in the MCD. He retired from this service in 2015. Dayanand Sharma was related to the appellant ASI Tara Dutt, being his “Chachia Sasur”.

3. The Co-Appellant/Mukul Kumar qualified the written examination for the post of Peon in the Delhi District Courts, and his interview for this post was scheduled for 27.08.2017. Sh. Chandra Shekhar, ASJ was a part of the Selection Committee. ASI Tara Dutt, who knew Co-Appellant Mukul Kumar and his father/Co-Appellant Ramesh Kumar, being their neighbours, contacted Dayanand Sharma, who while working as