V.B. GUPTA, J.

1. Since common question of law and facts are involved in all these above mentioned petitions, all these petitions are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Present petitions have been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. read with Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of the criminal complaint cases filed under Section 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instrument Act (for short as Act) as well as summoning order, pending in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Karkardooma Court, Delhi.

3. Respondent No.1, herein, has filed complaints under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Act against the present petitioner and others including M/s Earthtech Enterprises Ltd., accused company, on the allegations that respondent No.1 is a cooperative society duly registered under the Multi State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 and is engaged in the business of marketing of agricultural products and Nafed financial activities is the consonance of cooperative motto.

4. The accused company represented by Mr.Avdesh Kumar Singh, one of the Director, approached respondent No.1 to avail credit facilities for import of various agricultural and nonag