DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (LEGAL) Vs. K NEELAKANTA RAO

JUDGEMENT

(1.) CRL .A.No.1203 of 2005 is filed questioning the judgment dt.28.06.2005 in Crl.A.293 of 2003 reversing the judgment dt.07.07.2003 in C.C.No.8 of 2000 of the Special Judge for Economic Offences, City Criminal Courts, at Hyderabad and acquitting respondent Nos.1 and 2/Accused Nos.4 and 5 in the above C.C. of offences punishable under Sections 135 (1) (b) (i) and 135 (1) (b (ii) of the Customs Act, 1962 and Section 13(2) read with Section 71 (3) of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (for short 'FERA').

(2.) CRL .A.No.1204 of 2005 is filed questioning the judgment dt.28.06.2005 in Crl.A.No.298 of 2003 of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, City Criminal Courts, Hyderabad reversing the judgment dt.07.07.2003 in C.C.No.8 of 2000 of the Special Judge for Economic Offences, at Hyderabad, and acquitting respondents therein/Accused No.s 1 to 3 of offences punishable under Section 135 (1) (b) (i) of the Customs Act, 1962.

(3.) THE appellant in both appeals is the Deputy Commissioner, (Legal) Customs and Central Excise, Hyderabad -II, Commissionerate, Hyderabad. The brief history of the case is as under : -