Judgment :-

S.B. Sinha, J.

INTRODUCTION

These six appeals are directed against a judgment and order dated 4th December, 2003 passed by the Special Court in Case No.2 of 1993 whereby and whereunder the appellants herein were convicted and sentenced in the following terms :-

"(a) Accused No. 1, K. Margabanthu is sentenced for the offence punishable under Section 120-B read with Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 13(1) [d](iii) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act to undergo R.I. for a period of six months and to pay fine of Rs.1,00,000/- in default S.I. for two months.

.(b) Accused No. 2, R. Venkatkirshnan issentenced for the offence punishable under Section 120-B read with Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 13(1) [d](iii) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, to undergo R.I. for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/- in default S.I. for two months.

.(c) Accused No. 3, S.V. Ramnathan is sentenced for the offence punishable under Section 120-B read with Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 13(1) [d](iii) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act t