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Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 1375-1376 OF 2013

ASIAN RESURFACING OF ROAD AGENCY  P. LTD. AND ANR. …Appellants Versus

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION …Respondent

O  R  D  E  R 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. In view of judgment of three Judge Bench dated 28th March, 2018 and after considering the material on record, we do not find any ground to interfere with the order framing charge. 3. Accordingly, the trial court is directed to proceed with the matter pending before it.  All contentions of the parties are  left  open  which  may  be  gone  into  by  the  trial  court. Parties are directed to appear before the trial court on 14th

May, 2018. 4. To give effect to directions in judgment of this Court dated 28th March, 2018, noted above, we direct that wherever original record has been summoned by an appellate/revisional court, photocopy/scanned copy of the same may be kept for its reference and original returned to the trial courts forthwith.

5. We also direct that if in future the trial court record is summoned, the trial courts may send photocopy/scanned copy of the  record  and   retain   the   original   so  that   the proceedings  are not held up.  In cases where specifically

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original record is required by holding that photocopy will not serve the purpose, the appellate/revisional court may call for the record only for perusal and the same be returned while keeping a photocopy/scanned copy of the same. 6. A copy of this order be sent to all the High Courts.

The appeals are disposed of. ………………………………………….J. [Adarsh Kumar Goel]

………………………………………….J. [Rohinton Fali Nariman]

New Delhi, April 25, 2018.