The petitioners are aggrieved by the issuance of process by the learned Trial Judge following a private complaint lodged by the respondent herein. Aggrieved by the cognizance taken by the Trial Court, the petitioners are before this Court in these petitions under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.

2. Brief facts are to the effect that, the respondent herein filed a private complaint in PCR No. 886 of 2006 before the 5th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore and the allegations made in the said complaint are to the effect that the petitioners herein have caused untoward hardship and harassment to the complainant and several false cases were registered against the complainant and all those cases ended in acquittal. It is also alleged in the complaint that the Police Department in general has not performed its duties properly and the complainant was brought to the Police Station and was abused in front of several persons and was even sent to jail. Having been a former employee of the Police Department and having worked with diligence, sincerity and honestly, the complainant has been harassed by the Police Officers because he complained that several cas