By this common judgment, I propose to dispose of all the above Criminal Appeals as they pertain to bouncing of cheques issued in relation to the same transaction.

2. Criminal Appeals No. 6 of 2010; 7 of 2010; 9 of 2010 7 and 10 of 2010 have been preferred against the judgments/orders dated 30/9/2008 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ponda in Criminal Cases No. 35/OA/99/A; 34/OA/99/A; 39/OA/99/A; and 45/OA/99/A, respectively. Criminal Appeal No. 8 of 2010 has been filed against the judgment/order dated 29/9/2009 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Panaji in Criminal Case No. 254/OA/99/C. Vide the said judgments, impugned in the present appeals, the Complaints filed by the appellant against the accused for offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. (N.I. Act, for short) were all dismissed.

3. The parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they appear in the cause titles of the impugned judgments.

4. The Complainant is a partnership firm. The accused no. 1 is also a partnership firm and accused nos. 2 and 3 are its partners. The accused nos. 2 and 3 are also the partners of M/s. Re