1. The prayers in the above Original Petitions (Criminal) filed by the 1st respondent in the above I.As. under the enabling provisions contained in Article 227 of the Constitution of India are for directions to the competent Judicial Magistrate concerned to keep in abeyance all further proceedings in respect of the four private criminal complaints concerned in these cases for the offences punishable under Sec.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

2. During the pendency of the above Original Petitions, at the request of the parties they were referred for settling the disputes through the Kerala State Mediation and Conciliation Centre, attached to this Court. The 1st respondent in the above I.As. had instituted some First Information Statements before the Police authorities concerned alleging certain offences against the applicants in the I.As. and some crimes were thus registered against the respondents in the O.Ps. (Crl.)/applicants in the present I.As. on the basis of such proceedings set in motion by the 1st respondent in the I.As. During the course of mediation proceedings, both sides agreed to settle the disputes whereby as against the total amount of Rs.50,10,000/- cove