(1.) Three brothers Pareed Pillai, Kadar Pillai and Mohammed Pillai, partners of A. Pareed Pillai and Bros., Alwave as well as K. M. Kurien Assistant Goods Clerk in the Southern Railway at Alwave were tried in the Court of Special Judge. Trichur for an offence under Section 120-B Indian Penal Code on the following charge :
(2.) Kader, accused No. 2 was convicted for offences under Section 120B Indian Penal Code. Section 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act read with Section 109 Indian Penal Code, section 420 read with Section 34 Indian Penal Code and Section 420 read with Section 109 Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year on each of the four counts. All the sentences were ordered to run concurrently.
(3.) Kurjen accused No. 4, was convicted under S. 120-B Indian Penal Code Section 5 (2) read with Section 5 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and S. 420 read with S. 109 Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years on each of the first two counts and rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year on the third Court. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently.