JUDGMENT

1. Heard Mr. S.B.K. Manglam, the learned Advocate for the petitioners in C.WJ.C. No. 6167 of 2019 (Md. Arshad Hussain Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) and in C.WJ.C. No. 5365 of 2019 (Md. Fazlur Rahman Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.); Mr. Shambhu Sharan Kumar, the learned Advocate in C.WJ.C. No. 5562 of 2019 (Md. Saddam Hussain & Anr. Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.); and Mr. Rajeev Kumar Singh, the learned Advocate in C.WJ.C. No. 7147 of 2019 (Abuzar Siddiquee & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.). Mr. Shambhu Sharan Kumar, the learned Advocate has appeared for the private respondent Nos. 10 & 11 and 12 & 13 in C.WJ.C. No. 6167 of 2019 and C.WJ.C. No. 5365 of 2019 as also in C.WJ.C. No. 7147 of 2019 respectively. The State is represented by Mr. Jai Prabhat Kishore, learned A.C. to S.C. 13, Mr. Madhaw Prasad Yadav, learned G.P. 23, Mr. Madanjeet Kumar, learned G.P. 20 and Mr. S.C. Mishra, learned S.C. 16 in all the writ petitions respectively.

2. The order passed by the State Appellate Authority dated 15.02.2019 is in question in all the writ petitions.

3. On behalf of the writ-petitioners in C.WJ.C. No. 6167 of 2019 and C.WJ.C. No. 5365 of 2019, Mr. S.B.K. Manglam, the learned Ad