In Brief
This judgment addresses multiple interconnected criminal appeals and special leave petitions arising from a common transaction involving allegations of corruption investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The Supreme Court adopted a differentiated approach: most appeals were permitted to be withdrawn without prejudice to contentions being raised before the trial court; one appeal was remanded to the High Court for fresh decision in light of clarified legal principles; some were dismissed on merits. All trial court records were directed to be transmitted to enable continuation of pending proceedings.
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