The petitioners in both the petitions are before this Court being aggrieved by the order passed by the Court of Principal Sessions Judge, Belagavi in Criminal Miscellaneous Nos.116/2015 and 127/2015 rejecting their prayer to enlarge them on bail in Crime No.07/2015

2. A gist of the prosecution case is as follows:

The complainant is the CPI, Nippani Circle. It is stated that on 22.01.2015 at about 3:30 p.m. on receipt of credible information, the complainant marshalled his staff and copanchas and thereafter proceeded in their Jeeps and occupied a spot near Laxmi Petrol Bunk on AH7 and remained there in an inconspicuous manner and at about 4:15 p.m. they observed one red colored car and one truck, behind the truck one silvered colored car was there. They also observed a group consisting 56 people standing near the vehicle and discussing amongst themselves and some of them were opening the boot/dicky of the car showing something. Immediately, the complainant and his staff surrounded them and apprehended them. In the melee that followed, one of the accused made good his escape. Upon questioning, they disclosed their identity as Mohammed Sharif S/o.Husainam – petitioner in Crl.P.No