1. These criminal revision cases were listed for admission on 28.8.2002. This Court ordered notice before admission. On service of notice the respondents entered appearance. Thereafter they were listed for admission. On 11.12.2002 there was no representation for the petitioners. Hence the cases were directed to be listed for orders on 13.12.2002. On that day also there was no representation and with a view to give further chance to the petitioners the matters were directed to be listed for dismissal today. Even today there is no response when the case is called. Hence this Court is constrained to decide the matter on merits.

2. The 1st respondent filed two complaints before the Court of VI Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act against the petitioners herein. They came to be numbered as C.C. Nos. 375 and 387 of 1999. The same were pending trial. In the meanwhile, the petitioners filed T.S. No. 51 of 1999 on the file of the II Civil Judge, (Senior Division) Howrah against the 1st respondent from using certain cheques. They also filed an application under Order 39 Rule 1, CPC seeking a direction to the 1st respondent not to take advan