A.A. MULLA AND OTHERS vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of the appellants under Section 409 IPC and Section 5 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, finding that the prosecution failed to prove misappropriation of gold biscuits. The Court addressed the applicability of Section 403 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, affirming that the appellants could not be tried for the same facts again. The judgment of the Bombay High Court dismissing the Criminal Writ Petition was affirmed, maintaining the lower court's decisions regarding the convictions under the Customs Act and Gold Control Act.