JUDGMENT :

V. Kameswar Rao, J.

1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner primarily against R1 with the following prayers:

"It is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to:

1) Allow the Petition and quash complaint case nos. 2863 of 2019, 2851 of 2019, 2856 of 2019, 2869 of 2019 and 2873 of 2019 under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 pending before the court of Ms. Alka Singh, Metropolitan Magistrate, South Delhi as against the Petitioner.

2) Pass such other order or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem lit and proper.

AND FOR THIS ACT OF KINDNESS THE PETITIONER AS IN DUTY BOUND SHALL EVER PRAY."

2. It is the case of the petitioner and so contended by his counsel Mr. V.M. Kannan that the proceedings have been initiated by the respondent No. 1 against the petitioner before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate (MM for short) Saket Courts, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act hereinafter) purportedly on the ground that the petitioner was a Director of the respondent No. 2. Accordin