C.T. Ravikumar, J.

1. The former petition has been filed by the first accused in Crime No.284 of 1996 of Nadapurm Police Station which is now pending as S.C.No.284 of 2011 on the files of the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track (Adhoc II), Kozhikode. The petitioner in the latter petition is the fourth accused in the said crime which is now pending before the same court as S.C.No.411 of 2011. The aforesaid crime was registered against the petitioners and three others alleging commission of offences under Sections 3 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act. Accused Nos.2, 3 and 5 stood the trial in S.C.No.460 of 2000 before the same court and they were acquitted as per Annexure-B order. The petitioners who are respectively accused Nos.1 and 4 were then absconding. Subsequently, they appeared before the trial court and they were enlarged on bail. These petitions have been filed seeking quashment of the final report in Crime No.284 of 1996 of Nadapurm Police Station (Annexure-A in both cases) and all further proceedings in the aforesaid sessions cases arising out of Crime No.284 of 1996 of Nadapurm Police Station.

2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and a