JUDGMENT

By this common judgment, I shall dispose of these three appeals against the three judgments all dated 8th March, 2007 against the common respondent in complaint cases filed by the three appellants under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act (in short NI Act). All the three appeals have similar facts and give rise to same question of law. In all the three appeals, the complainants/appellants filed complaint against rtion 9(1)(c) of C.Ex.A. 1944 : Rs.50,000/-

The total amount in terms of Rule 5' of the said Custom and Central Exciespondent no. 2 under Section 138 of NI Act alleging that respondent no.2 had issued cheques in discharge of loan liability and all these cheques got dishonoured. No payment was made despite notice under Section 138 of NI Act and hence the complaint was filed. The accused/respondent no. 2 (hereinafter as respondent) took a common stand in all three cases that he had no privity of con--tract with any of the complainants at any stage of time. The cheques which were subject matter of the complaint were given to the employee of Mr. Nalin Tokas, who used to collect the cheques on account of Chit Fund floated by Mr. Nalin Tokas in the name of Classica