The Employees State Insurance Corporation has introduced a scheme called Amnesty Scheme for withdrawal of Criminal Cases Against the Insured Persons and Employees filed under Sections 84 and 85 of the ESI Act, respectively.
The interval between the date of judgment and introduction of the scheme is too insignificant for denial of the benefit to the appellant, though special leave petition was filed by the appellant subsequent thereto.
The difficulty pointed out against the appellant was that the High Court judgment was dated January 27, 2000 by which he was companyvicted and the scheme was introduced only 4 days thereafter.
The companyviction was made by the High Court in reversal of an order of acquittal passed by the Trial Court.
The said scheme was introduced on February 1, 2000 which was applicable to persons against whom prosecution was pending till July 31, 2000.
This appeal is in challenge of the said companyviction and sentence passed on him.
It is unnecessary for us to companysider the sustainability of the companyviction and sentence from any legalistic point of view.
Delay companydoned.
Leave granted.
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