K. Natarajan, J.

The petitioners in Crl.R.P.No.642/2012 are accused Nos.4 and 5, the petitioner in Crl.R.P.No.679/2012 is accused No.1 and the petitioner in Crl.R.P.No.669/2012 is accused No.2 before the Trial Court in Spl.C.C.No.234/2009.

2. These petitioners have challenged the legality, propriety and correctness of the order passed by the XLVII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge for C.B.I cases, Bengaluru on the application filed by them under Section 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which came to be dismissed on 05.06.2012.

3. For the sake of convenience, the rank of the parties before the Trial Court is retained.

4. The respondent-CBI filed the charge sheet against accused persons 1, 2, 4 and 5 (A3 is not before the Court) for the offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 420, 468 and 471 of IPC and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (hereinafter referred as "P.C. Act").

5. I have heard the arguments of learned counsel for the petitioners and the Special Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-CBI.

6. The brief facts of the case of the prosecution is that accused No.2-N.M.Theerthe Gowda, who is