1. K. Ramesh, who figures as Accused No.6 in C.C.No.255 of 2003 and Accused No.5 in C.C.No.256 of 2003 on the file of the District Munif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Pochampalli has brought-forth Crl.O.P.No.3914 of 2007 and Crl.O.P.No.3915 of 2007 for quashing the criminal proceedings initiated against him in the respective Calender cases referred to above. R.Subramani, the fifth accused in C.C.No.254 of 2003 on the file of District Munif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Pochampalli has brought forth Crl.O.P.No.3916 of 2007 to quash the said criminal proceedings initiated against him. Since all the three cases came to be initiated based on three final reports filed in one and the same case viz., Crime No.1 of 2002 registered on the file of the respondent police, all these Criminal Original Petitions are taken up together for consideration and disposal by a common order.

2. The facts leading to the filing of the above said Criminal Original Petitions, in brief, are as follows:- K.Ramesh, the petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.3914 of 2007 as well as Crl.O.P.No.3915 of 2007 was appointed as Cashier in the Branch office of the Krishnagiri Taluk, Agricultural Producers Marketing Cooperative Socie