JUDGMENT :
M A CHOWDHARY, J.
1. By way of this common judgment, this court proposes to dispose of all the above titled clubbed four petitions, in view of identical and similar facts involved in them, arising out of the same complaint, cognizance order dated 05.11.2012 passed by the trial court and order dated 26.05.2014 passed by the Revisional Court upholding the cognizance order, against all the petitioners as accused.
2. Petitioners, invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this court under Sections 561-A of J&K CrPC (akin to Section 482 CrPC and 528 BNSS), inter alia, have prayed quashing of the following:
(i) Criminal complaint under Sections 341/ 342 / 447 /452 /506 / 166/ 120-B RPC titled ‘Rajat Jandial V/S Sh. J. P. Sharma & Ors.’ pending in the Court of Ld. Sub Judge (Special Municipal Mobile Magistrate), Jammu;
(ii) Order dated 05.11.2012 whereby the Court of Ld. Sub-Judge (Special Municipal Mobile Magistrate), Jammu in the aforesaid complaint issued process against the petitioner and proforma respondents under Sections 341/342/506/166/120-B RPC; and
(iii) Order dated 26.05.2014, whereby the Court of Ld. Sessions Judge, Jammu dismissed the revision petition No. 51/Revision titled
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