( 1 ) IN this petition under Arts 226 and 227 of the Constitution for enforcement of fundamental rights under Art. 21 of the Constitution the present three petitioners who are original accused Nos. 3 to 5 respectively in criminal case No. 246 of 1982 pending investigation at Karelibag police station Baroda city pursuant to the criminal complaint filed against the present petitioners as well as other two accused on 21-7-1982 by the complainant one Mohammed Hanif Musabhai Vora alleged to be aged 15 years invoke interference of this court on the 3 ground that the said investigation by the Karelibag police station is illegal and unauthorized.

( 2 ) THE petition was admitted to final hearing by Bedarkar J. on 19 and it has reached final hearing before me today. The State of Gujarat as well as officer-in-charge of Karelibag police station and the learned Judicial Magistrate First class Baroda have been joined as parties to the present proceedings.

( 3 ) IN order to appreciate the grievance of the petitioners a few relevant facts leading to the present proceedings require to be stated at the outset. The complainant Mohammed Hanif Musabhai Vora who alleges to be 15 years.