This group of applications may be disposed off by common order as the parties are same and the question involved in all these applications is also same. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Respondent No. 2 in each of all these applications is original complainant and the applicant is the original accused. The Complainant had filed complaints under section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act on 3-8-2005 and the same were registered as Criminal Case No. 5343/SS/2005, 5344/SS/2005, 5345/SS/2005 and 5346/SS/2005. It was the case of the complainant/Respondent No.2 in each of the complaint that the applicant/accused had approached them for loan and therefore, they have given loan of Rs. 2,00,000/-, Rs. 2,00,000/-, Rs. 2,50,000/- and Rs. 1,50,000/- respectively.

3. The applicant issued four different cheques being cheque No. 054816 dated 12-4-2005 for Rs. 2,00,000/-, cheque No. 054817 dated 21-4-2005 for Rs. 2,00,000/-, cheque No. 054818 dated 21-4-2005 for Rs. 1,50,000/- and cheque No. 054819 dated 5-5-2005 for Rs. 2,50,000/-. All these cheques were presented and were dishonoured on different dates. Three of them were dishonoured on 28-5-2005 and one was dishonoured on 1