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MANU/SC/0803/2017
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Appeal Nos. 1102-1104 of 2017 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 2034-2036 of 2016)
Decided On: 11.07.2017
Appellants: P.N. Mohanan Nair Vs. Respondent: State of Kerala
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha ORDER
Navin Sinha, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The substantive appeals against convictions were dismissed as withdrawn on 09.12.2016. Liberty was however granted, to approach this Court again if required. On the application made, the special leave petition was resurrected.
3. The short question of law for consideration is, if the offences essentially constitute a single transaction, but have been split up by the prosecution into three separate cases, will the sentences imposed individually, run concurrently or consecutively? The issue stands covered by the decisions in V.K. Bansal v. State of Haryana and Anr. MANU/SC/0673/2013 : (2013) 7 SCC 211 followed in Shyam Pal v. Dayawati Besoya MANU/SC/1363/2016 : (2016) 10 SCC 761 and Benson v. State of Kerala MANU/SC/1177/2016 : (2016) 10 SCC 307.
4. The Appellant was a Peon in the office of Sub Registrar, Vazhoor. He was alleged to have misappropriated Rs. 92,225/- from public funds during 1995-1996, without making remittance in the Sub Treasury, creating false challans showing remittance. The Prosecution initiated Under Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(c) and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and Under Sections 409, 465 and 471, Indian Penal Code was split up in three different cases, for the period 07.07.1992 to 29.12.1992 registered as C.C. No. 21/2002, for the period 21.10.1994 to 31.07.1995 registered as C.C. No. 22/2002 and for the period 12.12.1995 to 30.08.199.6 C.C. No. 23/2002 was registered. The three cases were tried jointly and common evidence was recorded.
5. The Enquiry Commi........