31 D and 506 C of 1956, arising out of the judgment and order dated August 31, 1956, of the Court of the Special Judge at Delhi, in Corruption Case No.
Points 3, 4 and 5 may be disposed of at the outset.
Appeals by special leave from the judgment and order dated November 16, 1956, of the Punjab High Court Circuit Bench at Delhi in Criminal, Appeals Nos.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeals Nos.
8 of 1956.
203 of 1957.
202 and 203 of 1957.
1220 The sentences of imprisonment were directed to run companycurrently.
They were sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment under s. 5 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and to nine months rigorous imprisonment under each of the ss.
120B and 224/109 of the Indian Penal Code.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by IMAM J. The appellants, who were police companystables at the time of the occurrence, were companyvicted by the Special Judge of Delhi under s. 120B and s. 224/109 of the Indian Penal Code and s. 5 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 2 of 1947 .
202 of 1957.
R. Kalia and K. L. Arora, for the appellant in Criminal Appeal No.
1,000 each and other pecuniary advantages as illegal gratification for rendering the escape of M. P. Khare from lawful custody and that in pursuance of the said companyspiracy they had abetted the escape of M. P. Khare and that they had accepted the illegal gratification from Nand Parkash Kapur.
The case of the prosecution, as stated in the charge, was that the appellants had companyspired at Delhi with Ram Saran Das, the approver, M. P. Khare, Nand Parkash Kapur and Murari between the 6th and 16th of November, 1955, to bring about the escape from lawful custody of M. P. Khare, an undertrial prisoner, and that they had also agreed to accept Rs.
J. Umrigar and R. H. Dhebar, for the respondent in both the appeals.
Their appeals to the Punjab High Court were dismissed and the present appeals are by special leave.
R. Kalia and Raghu Nath, for the appellant in Criminal Appeal No.
February 6.
