( 1 ) THIS criminal miscellaneous petition is presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh under Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act and Section 561-A of the Criminal Procedure Code, for directing Shri R. V. Rama Rao, Ex-Public Prosecutor to withdraw his appearance for respondents 1 to 5 (A-1, A-6, A-7, A-9 and A 10) and also to refrain from appearing for any of the respondents 6 to 10) (A-2 to A-5 and A-8) on the ground that Shri Rama Rao was the Public Prosecutor up to the forenoon of 21-1-1960; that in his capacity as such filed a memo of appearance on behalf of the Government in Crl. Appeal No. 86/1959 filed by respondents 1 to 5 (A-1, A-6, A-7, A-9 and A-10); that in the said capacity he also advised the Government to prefer appeals against the acquittal of respondents 6 to 10 herein, namely A-2 to A-5 and A-8; that the Government accepted his advice and asked him to prefer an appeal which he did (being Cr. Appeal No. 296/1959), and that both the appeals Cr. Appeal No. 86/1959 and 206/1959 arise out of the same Sessions Case.

( 2 ) IN the counter which Shri R. V. Rama Rao filed on behalf of the respondents, it was stated that the provisions of law under which the