JUDGMENT

ANU MALHOTRA, J.

1. The petitioners of the two petitions, Crl.M.C. No. 2386/2020 and 2412/2020 have assailed the order dated 2.12.2020 of the learned Link Judge/Additional Sessions Judge (Electricity) (North-West), Rohini Courts, Delhi, whereby in relation to the FIR No. 59/2019, Police Station EOW registered under Sections 406/420/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, in relation to the Bail Appln. No. 3959/2020 filed by Ram Niwas Lather, the learned Additional Sessions Judge held that as a part of the cause of action arose in the North as well as the North-West District, both the Courts had jurisdiction to decide the applications filed by them in accordance with law and thus held that the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge (NW), Rohini, had jurisdiction to hear the Bail Appln. No. 3959/2020 filed in relation to FIR No. 59/2019, Police Station EOW of the applicant Ram Niwas Lather arrayed as the respondent no.2 to Crl.M.C No. 2386/2020.

2. The submissions that had been made before the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Electricity) North-West, on behalf of the complainant who is the petitioner of Crl.M.C. No. 2386/2020, presently, under consideration before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, were to the effect that the jurisdiction to hear the bail application lay with the North District and not the North-West District. Vide the impugned order dated 2.12.2020, the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Electricity) (North-West) had fixed the hearing of the bail application on merits for the date 4.12.2020. In as much as, vide order dated 4.12.2020 in Crl.M.C. No. 2386/2020, presently under consideration, the operation of the impugned order dated 2.12.2020, of the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Electricity) North-West, Rohini Courts, in relation to Bail Appln. No. 3959/2020 had been stayed, in the circumstances, as the hearing of the anticipatory bail application had thus been consequently stayed it was directed that till the next date of hearing, the applicant of the Bail Appln. No. 3959/2020 arrayed as respondent No.2 to the Crl.M.C. No. 2386/2020 be not arrested by the Investigating Agency subject to his not leaving the country. The said interim order is presently in existence.

3. The petitioner of Crl.M.C. No. 2386/2020, i.e., the complainant in relation to the case FIR No. 59/2019, Police Station EOW, apart from seeking the setting aside of the order dated 2.12.2020 of the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Electricity) North-West, Rohini Courts on the grounds that the learned Additional Sessions Judge had exceeded jurisdiction by the said order also prayed that the respondent no.2 be directed to file the bail application before the North District, Rohini Courts.

4. The petitioner of Crl.M.C. 2412/2020, Joginder Singh Lather, another co-accused in case FIR No. 59/2019, PS EOW, apart from seeking that the order dated 2.12.2020 of the learned ASJ (Electricity) North-West to the extent that it held that the Court of the North District, Rohini Courts too had jurisdiction to entertain the bail application be set aside, also sought the setting aside of the order dated 5.12.2020 in Bail Appln. No. 4030/2020 which bail application had been filed by the applicant thereof i.e., the petitioner herein, Joginder Singh Lather, the petitioner of Crl.M.C. No. 2412/2020, in as much as vide order dated 5.12.2020, the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Electricity) North-West, Rohini Courts had observed that in view of the submissions that had been made before the Court that this Court had stayed the proceedings before the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Electricity) North-West, thus no interim relief could be granted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, North-West on the application filed seeking the anticipatory bail.

5. The petitioner of Crl.M.C. No. 2412/2020 , Joginder Singh Lather further sought that the learned Additional Sessions Judge, (Electricity) North-West be directed to decide the bail application of the ap