JUDGMENT

Sangitrao S. Patil, J. - The parties to these Writ Petitions are the same and the questions proposed to be considered therein also are identical. Therefore, they are being decided by this common judgment.

2. The respondent filed complaints bearing numbers 1732 of 2016 and 1715 of 2016 of the Negotiable Instruments Act the Act", for short) against accused no.1, a partnership firm namely, M/s.Rampratap Ghanshamdas Drugs Division, Swami Complex, Sarojini Devi Road, Jalna, and three others, on the say that they are partners of accused no.1. The present petitioner is accused no.4. According to the respondent, accused nos.2 and 3 as well as the present petitioner, being partners of accused no.1, were looking after the day-today business transactions when the cheques in question were issued. They were responsible for the conduct of the business of accused no.1. It is further stated that the petitioner approached the respondent and requested to lent certain amount for the business of accused no.1. Accordingly, the respondent lent Rs. 10,00,000/on 04.10.2013 and Rs. 6,00,000/on 19.08.2013 by issuing cheques bearing numbers 112808 and 071467 drawn on HDFC Bank, Branch Jalna. The peti