JUDGMENT :

Abhay Manohar Sapre, J.

Leave granted.

2. These appeals are directed against a common final judgment and order dated 04.05.2018 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in Crl. O.P. Nos. 6231, 6322 & 6232/2018 whereby the High Court dismissed the criminal original petitions filed by the appellants herein.

3. It is not necessary to set out the factual matrix of the controversy except to the extent it is necessary for the disposal of these appeals.

4. By separate orders on 01.03.2018, the High Court allowed three Criminal Original Petition Nos. 6231/2018, 6322/2018 and 6232/2018, which were filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "Cr.P.C") by the appellants herein for quashing of CC No. 1725/2013 arising out of FIR in Crime Case No. 3752/2012, CC No. 4228/2015 arising out of FIR in Crime Case No. 1815/2015 and CC No. 6766/2014 arising out of FIR in Crime Case No. 3752/2012.

5. These orders were passed by the High Court in the light of compromise dated 20.02.2018 said to have been arrived at between the parties. In other words, the High Court did not examine the merits of these three cases in the light of the alleged compro