1. By these petitions filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.P.C.’), the petitioner assails orders dated 07.08.2014 passed by learned Metropolitan Magistrate (NI Act), South-East, Saket Courts, New Delhi (in Crl. M.C. No.4184/2014), order dated 22.08.2014 passed by learned Civil Judge, South East, Saket Courts, New Delhi (in Crl. M.C. No.4775/2014), order dated 23.08.2014 passed by learned Metropolitan Magistrate-01 (NI Act), South-West, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi (in Crl. M.C. No.4776/2014) and order dated 23.08.2014 passed by learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi whereby the complaint(s) have been returned to the petitioner/complainant for filing the same in the Court(s) having proper jurisdiction.

2. Since all the petitions involve an identical question of law and, therefore, all the petitions are being disposed of by this common order.

3. Briefly stating the facts giving rise to filing the present petitions are that the petitioner/complainant filed complaint(s) under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (‘NI Act’, for short) against respondents for the offence under Section 138 of NI Act. Cr