( 1 ) PRESENT petition has been filed by the petitioner under section 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "the Code" for short) challenging the order passed by the learned Principal Judge, City Sessions Court, Ahmedabad dated 25th January, 2001 in criminal miscellaneous application no. 2453 of 2000 in sessions case no. 240 of 1996. The petitioner, initially, approached the learned Additional City Sessions Judge by filing application to transfer sessions case No. 240 of 1996 to other sessions court in the same sessions division. The concerned sessions court rejected the application filed by the petitioner on 20th October, 2000 and observed while rejecting the said application by observing that the petitioner may prefer transfer application before the forum if he is desired. With such observations, application submitted by the petitioner at Exh. 138 has been rejected by the learned Additional City Sessions Judge. After rejection of the said application, the petitioner preferred application before the Principal Judge, City Sessions Court by filing criminal miscellaneous application no. 2453 of 2000 in sessions court which too came to