A.S. Bopanna, J.

The petitioner is before this Court in these petitions seeking that the investigation in Crime No. 213 of 2009 of Halasuru Police Station, Bengaluru registered for the offences alleged under Sections 120-B, 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC' for short) be entrusted to the Central Bureau of Investigation ('CBI' for short). In that regard the petitioner is contending that the legal opinion given by respondent 2 at Annexure-P3 is illegal and not valid.

2. The petitioner is a Banking Company registered in accordance with law in India, having been incorporated in Germany with branches all over, including the one in Bengaluru. In the course of its banking business, the respondent 4 along with the others named by the petitioner in their complaint, representing M/s. Prithvi Information Solutions Limited, a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 approached the petitioner-Bank during July 2007 seeking provision for multipurpose trade/cash facility to the tune of Rupees Thirty Crores and also for Forex/Hedging facilities. The petitioner alleges that they made representations about the reputation of the Company