The petitioners in all the above Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions have come to this court with a prayer that the prosecution launched in support of those petitions now pending in the Court of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ulundurpet may be quashed by invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under S. 482 Criminal P.C. (New Code). As the only ground on which they seek the remedy by these petitions is a common one, namely, the question of limitation regarding the institutions of the prosecution cases before the said Court, all these petitions are clubbed together and common order is passed.

2. Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions Nos. 307, 289 and 357 of 1975 are filed in respect of the proceedings taken in C. C. Nos. 505, 506 and 508 of 1974 now pending on the file of the said Court. In all these cases, the Superintendent, Regulated Market of the South Arcot Market Committee, Kallakurichi is the complainant.

3. Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions Nos. 291, 491, 489 and 503 of 1975 are filed in respect of the proceedings taken in pursuance of Crl. M.P. Nos. 1442, 1446, 1443 and 1445/1974 (in C.C. Nos. 45 to 48 of 1975). The Superintendent, Regulated Market of the Sout