This common order disposes of Crl. RevisionNos. 545/1996,205/1998 and Crl. Revn. No. 192/1998 as all these revisions are directed against the order passed in Case No. 206 C/85 of the Court of C.J.M., Kamrup, and presently pending as special Case No. 5C/93 of the Court of Special Judge, Kamrup and the order dated 20.4.98 has been challenged in the two revision petitions. As a matter of fact, the revision petitioners before us have prayed for quashing of the trial in the above cases.

2. The facts. Case No. RC/3/80/CIU(C) dated 10th November, 1980 was registered by the Delhi Special Police Establishment. In the FIR it was alleged that during the year 1978-79 the accused persons had entered into a conspiracy for cheating the State Government including the Steel Authority of India Ltd., and for obtaining certain pecuniary benefits to the tune of Rs.1,53,000/-. In the year 1985, charge-sheet was submitted against 26 accused persons u/s 120B/420/467/477A, IPC read with Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act read with Clause 7 of the Iron & Steel (Control) Order, 1956 and also u/s 5 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Out of these 26 persons, two of the accused persons