Anand Byrareddy, J.

These petitions are disposed of by this common order.

2. The background, in which these petitions are filed, is as follows. It is said that there was a proposal for acquisition of large tracts of land in Bandikodigehalli and other Villages in Jala Hobli, Bangalore North Taluk, for the establishment of IT and ITES Industries, by the State of Karnataka through the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB), a statutory body. It is said that during the process of acquisition of lands, several officials of the KIADB were alleged to have demanded bribe from the landowners for speedy disbursement of compensation amounts. In this regard, one Rukmangada Naidu is said to have informed the Lokayuktha Police of these illegal demands. On the basis of the same, a case in Crime No. 24 of 2010 is said to have been registered against several officials of the KIADB, for offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the 'PC Act', for brevity). Other cases followed,