1. These petitions are filed by the petitioners therein after invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records pertaining to the case in Crime No. 301 of 2011 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent, Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Team XV, Egmore, Chennai and to quash the same.

2. Based on the complaint lodged by the second respondent (in all the petitions) dated 26.4.2010, the first respondent had registered the case in Crime No. 301 of 2011 on 19.7.2011, under Sections 403 , 406 Sections 403 , 406 , 418 and 420 of Indian Penal Code against 12 accused. The petitioner in Crl. O.P. No. 18183 of 2011 is A10. The petitioner in Crl. O.P. No. 18331 of 2011 is A12. The petitioners in Crl. O.P. No. 18475 of 2011 are A3, A4, A5 & A8. The petitioners in Crl.O. P.No. 18683 of 2011 are A2 and A9 and the petitioner in Crl. O.P.No. 19057 of 2011 is A11.

3. As per the rank arranged in the first information report, the first accused Rev. Aruldas James is reported to have passed away. The 6th accused Rev. Ft. K. J. Francis is no more (since deceased). The 7th accused Mr.M.K.Kabir