( 1 ) THE above petitions have been referred for disposal by a Division Bench by our brother R. Ramakrishna, J. , under an order of reference made on the 18/03/1991. The learned Judge after noticing that there was a marked conflict or divergence of views between two decisions of this Court both by two learned single Judges bearing on a point that had also arisen before him. His Lordship therefore felt the contending views in the two earlier decisions be taken note of by a Division Bench, the differences resolved and a conclusive opinion recorded in the matter. Therefore, acting under S. 8 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1964 the learned Judge made the reference as aforesaid. That is how these revision-petitions came up for consideration and disposed by us.

( 2 ) BUT we notice along side that in a number of other criminal revision-petitions in which the point which we are required to consider in these petitions has also arisen. The Registry of this Court have tagged them on for disposal along with the revision-petitions that are specifically referred for consideration and disposal by us as stated above. We do not find any formal order having been made by any Bench d