JUDGMENT

GOSWAMI, J:— These appeals by certificate are from the common judgment of the Calcutta High Court of 28th May, 1975 disposing of three Criminal Misc. Revisions Nos. 304, 318 and 371 of 1975. There is a common question of law and will be disposed of by this judgment.

2. Briefly the facts are as follows:

A complaint was made against the accused by Shri J. F. C. Mc.Mohan. Dock Manager, Calcutta Port Commissioners, to the South Port Police Station alleging offences under Ss. 120-B/420/379/466/468/471, I. P. C. against several accused including the appellants who happened to be public servants at the material time. The State Government issued a Notification No. 3165-J on 8-4-1970 under S. 4 of the West Bengal Criminal Law Amendment (Special Courts) Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) allotting the said case for trial to the Third Additional Special Court, Calcutta constituted under the provisions of the said Act for trial of the offences mentioned in the Schedule to that Act. There is no dispute aboute the particular order of allotment of the case to the Special Court under the said Act. Following the Notification of April 8, 1970 the State of West Bengal through Ranajit Ro