ORDER :

1. All these petitions are disposed of by common order as they are filed for quashing the proceedings in C.C.2939/2020 on the file of I ACMM, Bengaluru.

2. The petitioner in W.P. 13756/2020 is accused No. 1, the petitioner in Criminal Petition 2929/2020 is accused No. 2, the petitioner in Criminal Petition 1769/2021 is accused No. 3 and the petitioner in Criminal Petition 513/2021 is accused No. 4. The necessary facts for disposal of these petitions are as below.

3. On 6.11.2019, K.Prakasha, the Police Inspector, City Crime Branch (Special Investigating), Bengaluru, while interrogating the cricket players, coaches and owners of franchises in connection with Crime No. 124/2019 came to know about match fixing of the KPL cricket matches held in between 15th and 31st August of the year 2019 and gave a report of it to the Cubbon Park Police Station. This resulted in FIR being registered in Crime No. 197/2019 and ultimately charge sheet being filed against the petitioners and some other accused. The contents of charge sheet are that:

(i) On 22.8.2019 a match was played between Bengaluru Blasters and Bellary Tuskers at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. In connection with this match, acc