( 1 ) TWO Misc. Criminal Applications being Nos. 6163 and 6164 of 1997 have been filed by the respondent Mohanlal, P. I. , police station kotwali, Pali, Rajasthan under Art. 226 (3) of the Constitution of India with a prayer to vacate the ex-parte stay order dated 29-9-1997 whereby the further investigation in F. I. R. Case No. 403 of 1996 registered at Kotwali, Pali police station, State of rajasthan has been stayed. This Court directed to hear these applications as well as the main Special Criminal Applications together. Thus, the main petitions are taken up for final hearing.

( 2 ) SPECIAL Criminal Application No. 1302 of 1997 has been filed by Shri I. B. Vyas, P. I. , Local Crime Branch (L. C. B.), Palanpur, Mehsana and at present P. I. , civil Defence Office, Kothi Kacheri, Vadodara, seeking following directions :"[a] Your Lordships be pleased to issue appropriate writ, direction or order to transfer the criminal proceedings of F. I. R. Case No. 403 of 1996 from Pali Kotwali police station for investigation and trial with C. R. No. 216 of 1996 at Palanpur in the interest of justice". Special Criminal Application No. 1309 of 1997 has been filed by the State of g