Mool Chand Garg, J.—In all the above matter, the petitioners are aggrieved from the order passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate, whereby he summoned them to face trial under Section 138 of N.I. Act on the basis of a complaint lodged by respondent No.1 on account of dishonour of the cheques, admittedly issued by the petitioner to the complainant and which was admittedly dishonoured on presentation. The only dispute which has been raised by the complainant while filing the complaint in all these cases is that the re-payment of the amount of dishonoured cheque was not done by the petitioner within the time prescribed in accordance with law.

2. However, it is a matter of record that on receipt of notices about the dishonour of the cheques the petitioners paid the amount of cheques by means of a consolidated demand draft of Rs. 2,82,462.36 which took care of the amount of each of the cheques which is the subject matter of different complaints filed by the complainant as detailed below:

Sl. C.C. Cheque Date Amount

No. No. No.

1. 680/01 168962 21.10.2000 Rs. 68,460

2. 681/01 169505 25.10.2000 Rs. 30,000

3. 682/01 169552 15.11.2000 Rs. 63,211.36

4. 683