JUDGMENT

The appellant in these three appeals, by special leave, along with R. C. Goshwami (A-1), Sabir Ahmed (A-2) and Mehendra Narain Sah (A-5) were tried for offences under Sections 120-B, 409 IPC and Section 5(1)(c) and 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. A-1 and A-2 have not filed any appeal in this Court and A-5 died during the pendency of his appeal in the High Court. The trial Court convicted the appellants for the offences for which they were charged except for the offence under Section 409 IPC. They were sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year each under Section 477A IPC and Sections 5(1)(c) and 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. No separate sentence was imposed for the offence under Section 120-B against any of the accused. Different appeals were filed by the accused before the High Court. The High Court by its judgment dated 21-10-1990 disposed of all the appeals, maintaining the conviction of the appellants as well as of A-1 and A-2 (A-5 having died during the pendency of the appeal in the High Court). So far as the sentence of the appellants is concerned, the High Court reduced the su