These Criminal Revision Cases have been filed by the petitioners challenging the orders of dismissal dated 07.02.2013 & 29.04.2016 in Crl.M.P.No.2055 of 2008 and Crl.M.P.No.2298 of 2014, respectively, in C.C.No.64 of 2001, passed by the learned Principal Special for CBI Cases, Chennai, in and by which, the discharge petitions filed by the petitioners herein under Section 239 of Cr.P.C., were dismissed.

2. The petitioner in Crl.R.C.No.709 of 2013 has been arrayed as 3rd accused and the petitioner in Crl.R.C.No.840 of 2016 has been arrayed as 16th accused in the case in C.C.No.64 of 2001 pending on the file of the learned Principal Special for CBI Cases, Chennai.

3. Since some of the submissions made by the counsel for the petitioners are common in respect of both the petitioners/accused, these Revision are disposed of by way of this common order. For the sake of convenience, the petitioners are hereinafter referred to as per their rankings before the Trial Court viz., 3rd Accused & 16th Accused respectively.

4. The brief facts of the case of the prosecution are as follows_

4-1.The case has been registered against the accused persons by the respondent-CBI, in R.C.No.8 & 9(E)/1996