((-1-)) MST IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS.817 OF 1990 Salim Jafarali Hamid, Mumbai Appellant versus The State of Maharashtra Respondent WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.818 OF 1990 M/s.New India Oil Trading Company Appellant versus The State of Maharashtra Respondent WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.900 OF 1990 The State of Maharashtra Appellant versus Siraj Jafarali Hamid Respondent Mr.H.H.Ponda for appellants in Criminal Appeal Nos.817 and 818/1990 and for respondent in Criminal Appeal No.900 of 1990. Mr.D.P.Adsule for State. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE ON WHICH SUBMISSIONS ARE HEARD : 18.12.2006 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGEMENT : 23.03.2007 JUDGEMENT : 1. For the reasons recorded separately following order is passed :- ((-2-)) MST (a) The impugned judgement and order dated 12th September 1990 passed by the learned Special Judge under the Essential Commodities Act, Mumbai is quashed and set aside insofar as accused nos.2 and 3 are concerned, and the said accused are acquitted of all the charges framed against them; (b) The bail bonds of the said accused persons are cancelled. Criminal Appeal Nos.817 of 1990 and 818 of 1990 are allowed; (c) For the reasons set out in the judgement, Criminal Appeal No.900 of 1990 is hereby dismissed and the order of acquittal passed by the Trial Court in favour of accused no.1 is hereby confirmed. (A.S.OKA, J.)