Anand Byrareddy, J.—Heard the learned Senior Advocate Shri S. Sreevatsa appearing for the counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional State Public Prosecutor. The facts of the case are as follows:

On 23.2.2010 at about 4.25 pm, the police sub-inspector of the respondent-Jeevanbhimanagar police station is said to have received information from the Police Control Room of a fire accident at Carlton Towers, a multistoried commercial complex on Old Airport road, Bangalore. A case was registered in Crime No. 69/2010 by the respondent-police for the offences punishable under Sections 338, 304, 304A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and an investigation of the cause of fire leading to the death and injury of many persons was conducted by the respondent. Pursuant to the enquiry, a charge sheet was filed on 13.5.2010 against 20 persons for the offences punishable under Sections 304 and 338 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in Crime No. 69/2010. As the offences alleged were triable solely by a Court of Sessions, the said 20 accused were committed to the Sessions Court and the case is said to be pending in S.C. No. 1164/2010 on the file of the Fast