1. This is a petition under Section 482. CrPC, invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this Court.

2. The brief relevant facts leading to the tiling of the instant petition are thus : Police Chanderi filed a charge sheet in the Court of the concerned Magistrate for the offences under sections 457, 380, and 411, IPC against nine persons, out of whom the petitioners and one Suresh Kumar were shown as absconding The learned Judicial Magistrate by his order dated 28/7/99 took cognizance of the case and ordered for issuance of non-bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioners. The petitioners have approached this Court, invoking its inherent jurisdiction u/s 482, CrPC, with the allegation that factually there is absolutely no evidence on record to connect them with the crimes in question, and the only evidence lurking in the charge-sheet against them is contained in a confessional statement u/s 27 of the Indian evidence Act made by one of the co-accused Tahir Ali. On this basis it has been prayed that the proceedings pending in the Court of the Judicial Magistrate be quashed as against the petitioners.

3. I have heard the learned counsel on both the sides and have carefully gone