ORDER :

The petitioners who are inmates in several prisons of the State have come together in the subject petition seeking a direction by issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus to transfer the petitioners from different jails to Bangalore Central Prison accepting their representation dated 21-03-2023.

2. Heard Sri Mohammed Tahir, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri K.Shashikiran Shetty, learned Advocate General appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and Sri P. Prasanna Kumar, Special Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.3.

3. The facts, in brief, germane are as follows:-

A crime in Crime No.63 of 2022 comes to be registered on the murder of one Praveen Nettur before the jurisdictional Police Station at Dakshina Kannada. The crime was initially registered against three persons. The crime was then transferred to the National Investigating Agency (‘the Agency’ for short), who then registered a fresh crime in R.C.No.36 of 2022-23 and several accused come to be arrested. On 10-01-2023, one of the accused by name Mohammed Jabir files an application before the concerned Court under Section 306 of the Cr.P.C. to become an approver and sought pardon. On 19-01-2023 th