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JUDGMENT

REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2056 OF 2014

(Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 553/2011)

EDMUND S LYNGDOH

…Appellant

Versus

STATE OF MEGHALAYA

…Respondent

With

CRIMINAL APPEAL NOs. 2057-58 OF 2014

(Arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 2203-2204/2011)

DEVA PRASAD SHARMA

…Appellant

Versus

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

...Respondent

J U D G M E N T

R. BANUMATHI, J.

Leave granted.

2.

These appeals arising out of SLP (Crl.)

Nos. 2203-2204/2011 are filed challenging the judgment of

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the Gauhati High Court confirming the conviction of the

appellant-first accused (Deva Prasad Sharma) under Section

420 IPC, 120B IPC and Section 5(2) of Prevention of

Corruption Act, 1947 (for short ‘the P.C. Act’) and

enhancement of the sentence imposed on him. Fourth

accused (Edmund S. Lyngdoh) has preferred SLP (Crl.)

No.553/2011 challenging the reversal of his acquittal and

assailing the conviction under Section 420 IPC read with

Section 120B IPC.

3.

Deva Prasad Sharma (A-1) died on 9.10.2011

during the penden