Nagendra Rai, J.

1. In both cases, some of the points involved are common and as such they have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 7878 of 1996 is Ram Harsh Das and he has filed this application for quashing the order dated 12.4.1996, passed by the Special Judge, South Bihar, Patna in Crime No. R.C. 43/86, Special Case No. 79/86, taking cognizance under Secs. 120-B, 420, 409, 477-A of the Indian Penal Code (in short I.P.C.) and 5(2), read with Sec. 5(1)(c) & (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, corresponding to Sec. 13(2), read with 13(l)(c) and (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 3. Ajit Dutt is petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 13551 of 1996. Initially, he filed the application for quashing the order dated 14.6.1996, passed by the Special Judge, South Bihar, Patna, in Special Case No. 81 of 1986, R.G. Case No. 45/86, by which, he rejected the prayer of the petitioner to recall the warrant of arrest issued against him and also rejected the prayer of the petitioner to dispense with his personal appearance and permit him to appear through Advocate as provided under Sec. 205 of the Code of C