guilty of offence punishable under Sections 120-B, read with Section 420 IPC and Section 420 IPC sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 5 years and to pay a fine of ₹ 5,000/-, in default to undergo 3 months simple imprisonment. The judgment of sentence as awarded by the Trial Court was upheld by the High Court in Criminal Appeal (MD) No.407 of 2016. 3.1 The Trial Court in C.C. No.5 of 2008 after holding the Petitioner/B. Kanagarajan guilty of offence under Sections 120-B, read with Section 420 IPC and Section 420 IPC sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 5 years and to pay a fine of ₹ 5,000/-, in default to undergo 3 months simple imprisonment. The judgment of sentence as awarded by the Trial Court was upheld by the High Court in Criminal Appeal (MD) No.386 of 2016. 1 High Court of Judicature at Madras, Bench at Madurai 2 II Additional District Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai Page 2 of 74. The proceedings arise out of common FIR No. RC MA1