( 1 ) FOUR applications under Sections 401 and 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 have been filed being numbered as CRR 1110 of 2002, CRR 1111 of 2002, CRR 1112 of 2002 and CRR 1114 of 2002.

( 2 ) IN all the said applications prayer has been made on behalf of the respective petitioners for quashing of proceeding in case No. 63 of 2000 (T. R. No. 33 of 2002) pending before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 14th Court, at Calcutta and all orders passed therein including the order dated 19th April, 2002 whereby the petitioner's application for dismissal of the complaint for lack of Territorial jurisdiction was dismissed.

( 3 ) SIMILAR points of facts and laws being involved and as all the said applications are directed against the same impugned order of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 14th Court, Calcutta, the said applications have been heard at a time.

( 4 ) GRIEVANCES of the petitioners may briefly be stated as follows :-

( 5 ) IN or about the year 1941, Mr. Ganga Bishan alias Haldiram started the firm known as Chand Mal Ganga Bishan also trading as Haldiram Bhujiawala at Bikaner. The constitution of the firm was changed from that of proprieto