JUDGMENT :

V. Parthiban, J.

1. The above criminal appeals are filed against the common order dated 26.6.2019, passed by the III Addl. District & Sessions Judge (PCR), Madurai, made in Crl. M.P. Nos. 576 to 583 of 2019 in Spl. S.C. No. 31/2019, dismissing the bail applications filed by the appellants/accused. These appellants are accused A-12 to A-15, who were charged for the offences u/s. 120 (B), 201 r/w 120 (B), 302 r/w 120 (B), 471 r/w 120 (B), 468 r/w 120 (B), 465 r/w 120 (B), 384 r/w 120 (B), 325 r/w 120 (B), 364 r/w 120 (B) IPC and u/s. 3 (2) (v) of the SC/ST (PoA) Act r/w 120 (B) IPC.

2. Earlier, the accused were granted bail by the Principal District Judge, Namakkal, where originally the trial was set in motion in S.C. No. 78/2016. A petition was filed u/s. 439 (2) Cr. P.C. for cancellation of bail granted to the respondent/accused and after taking note of the hostile conduct of some of the accused in threatening the learned Sessions Judge during the course of hearing, the learned Sessions Judge has framed the following points for consideration:-

"i) Whether the respondents herein are dragging on the case and also preventing the court from framing the charges as against these r