was came to be filed in the year 2000. The applicants
were prosecuted for the offence punishable under
Sections 13(1)(e) and 13(2) of the Prevention of
Corruption Act, 1988 (‘P. C. Act’) and Section 3 of Benami
Transaction (Prohibition) Act. All applicants are held
guilty and convicted by the Trial Court. The applicant
No. 1 is convicted for offence punishable under Section
13(1)(e) read with Section 13(2) of the P. C. Act and
Section 3 of the Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Act
and he is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment of
two years and to pay fine of Rs. 50,000/- for offence
punishable under Section 13(1)(e) read with Section
13(2) of the P. C. Act, in default of payment of fine he is
directed undergo simple imprisonment for two months.
The applicant Nos. 2 to 7 are also held guilty for offence
punishable under Sections 13(1)(e) of the P. C. Act and
Section 3 of the Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Act
and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two
years and to pay fine of Rs. 25,000/- each for offence
punishable under Section 13(1)(e) of the P. C. Act, in
default of payment of fine, they are directed to undergo
simple imprisonment for two months. Applicant Nos. 1
to 7 have also been sentenced to suffer rigorous
imprisonment for two years and to pay fine of Rs.
10,000/- each for the offence punishable under Section 3
of the Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Act and in
default of payment of fine amount, they are directed to
undergo simple imprisonment of one month.
