JUDGMENT

G. N. RAY, J. :—All the aforesaid appeals were heard analogously because the criminal proceedings instituted against the appellants in these appeals, being the officers of the State Government of Andhra Pradesh and dealers of fertilizers in the State of Andhra Pradesh related to an alleged scandal in transporting imported fertilisers from the ports of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh to different destinations in the State of Andhra Pradesh. A tabular statement indicating the numbers of the appeals in this Court, corresponding numbers of the appeals in the Andhra Pradesh High Court and corresponding numbers of the criminal cases in the trial Court out of which the appeals in the High Court arose is given below :

SC Appeal No. High Court Appeal No. High Court Appeal No. Trial Court Appeal No.

1. Cr1. Appeal No. 308/89 A-9 DAO Cr1. Appeal No. CC 8/73

A-10 DAO 317/82 9/73

2. Cr1. Appeal No. 309/89 A-14 AAO Cri1. Appeal No. CC No.

A-15 AAO 66/83 14/73

A-16 AAO

3. Cr1. Appeal No. 310/89 A-2 DAO Cr1. Appeal No. CC No.

A-3 AAO 918/82 8/73

4. Cr1. Appeal No. 311/89 A-7 AAO Cr1. Appeal No. CC No.

A-8 AAO 65/83 5/74.

5. Cr1. Appeal No. 312/89 A-21 AAO Cri1. Appeal No. CC No.

A-22 DAO 164