Judgment

BACHAWAT, J.: The six appellants are A-8, Mohamed Hussain Omer Kochra alias Mr. Buick alias Naznen, A-12, Maganlal Naranji Patel, A-16, N. B. Mukherji, A-15, N. S. Rao, A-14, Parasuram T. Kanel, A-6, Lakshmandas Chaganlal Bhatia alias Sham. In this Judgment "A" means accused. Forty persons including the appellants were jointly prosecuted for criminal conspiracy to import and deal in gold punishable under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code read with S. 167 (81) of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 and for substantive offences punishable under Section 167 (81).

2. A-1 to 5, A-18 to 35 and A-57 are absconding or being foreigners are not amenable to the processes of the Court. A-1 Jamal Shuhaibar, A-2 George Shuhaibar and A-3 Jawadat Shuhaibar of Beirut and A-4 Yusuf Mohamed Lori alias Abdulla of Bahrein sent gold from the Middle East. A-5 Juan Castarner Casanovas and A-18 Bernardo Sas of Geneva are foreign collaborators. A-19 Hamad Sultan and A-37 Chunilal alias Professor Kamal alias Dwarkadas of Bombay were concerned in the smuggling of gold. A-20 to A-35 Mrs. Gisele Minot, B. J. Lupi, J. P. Hoffman, Jacques Minot, Geoffre allan, M. Torrens, Mrs. Mora Margaret, Armand Yavercowaski,