1. Rule, Respondents waive service. By consent of the parties, Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally.

2. At the outset, it must be clarified that I was presiding over a Single Bench assigned criminal revision applications and at that time, this criminal revision application was placed before me. Prior thereto, it was heard by another learned single judge Hon'ble Mr.Justice A.M. Thipsay but he could not pronounce final orders. I had heard this matter in May 2013 but because of the ensuing May Vacation, I immediately could not deliver a judgment and placed it for passing of orders / Judgment in Court on 10.6.2013. Prior thereto, the assignment of work changed and in my case, I was no longer assigned criminal revision applications. That is how the matter stood released automatically and in terms of the directions issued by the Hon'ble the Chief Justice, while assigning judicial work.

3. However, the parties mentioned before me that this case was extensively heard by me and, therefore, the final orders be passed by me. They obtained the requisite directions from the Hon'ble the chief Justice. That is how the matter came to be reassigned to me. It was in my Chamber