It reads: "WHEREAS the Central Bureau of Investigation recorded under section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (2 of 1974) on the 13th April 1977 a first information report and registered a case being RC 2/77 CIU (1) for suspected offences of a conspiracy to commit theft and actual theft of the film materials of the film 'Kissa Kursi Kaa ' pro 545 duced by one Shri Amrit Nahata from the custody of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting: AND WHEREAS investigations conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation disclosed offences committed during the period while the proclamation of emergency dated the 25th June 1975, issued by the President under clause (i of Article 352 of the Constitution was in force: AND WHEREAS after completion of investigation the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a charge sheet on the 14th July 1977 in the court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi: AND WHEREAS the facts mentioned in the said charge sheet disclosed offences having been committed by Shri Vidya Charan Shukla, who was the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, and Shri Sanjay Gandhi, son of late Shri Feroz Gandhi, under section 120 B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860) read with sections 409, 435, 411, 414 and 201 of the I.P.C. as well as substantive offences under section 409, 411, 414, 435 and 201 of the I.P.C. as also the said offences read with section 109 of the I.P.C.: AND WHEREAS a case (RC/2/77 CIA I) was filed in the court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi, with respect to the said offences and the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate committed the case to the Court of Session for trial on 22 2 78: AND WHEREAS the District and Sessions Judge having convicted the accused by his order dated 17 2 79 sentenced Shri Vidya Charan Shukla and Shri Sanjay Gandhi with imprisonment and also imposed fines on them as specified in the said order dated 27 2 79: AND WHEREAS Shri Vidya Charan Shukla and Shri Sanjay Gandhi filed appeals Nos.