B.A. Patil, J.

Criminal Petition No.9410/2018 is filed by accused No.12 and Criminal Petition No.355/2019 is filed by accused Nos.7 and 8 under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. to release them on bail in Crime No.178/2018 of Chikkajala Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 324, 506, 342, 420, 364A, 120B r/w. Section 149 of IPC.

2. I have heard Sri Viswanath Shetty, learned counsel and Sri Hashmath Pasha, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned HCGP Smt. Namitha Mahesh B.G., for the respondent-State.

3. A memo is filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner in Criminal Petition No.355/2019 seeking permission to withdraw the petition filed by accused No.7-petitioner No.1. The said memo is taken on record. Criminal petition No.355/2019 filed by petitioner No.1 is dismissed as withdrawn.

4. The brief facts of the case are that accused persons brought some persons from various countries and also from outside the State by promising them of getting job in foreign countries and for the purpose of making money illegally. They kept the said persons in a house "Rakshakunja" at Chikkajala and tortured them to make a phone call to their pa