(Common Prayer: Criminal Original Petitions filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to call for the records in S.T.C.Nos.1260, 373, 398 & 388 of 2012, C.C.Nos.112, 118, 563, 1261, 564, 330 of 2012 on the file of the XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai, XVI Metropolitan Magistrate, Goerge Town, Chennai, XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, George Town, Chennai, Judicial Magistrate at Ranipet, IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai respectively and quash the same.)

1. These complaints have been filed under Section 23 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 for the offence punishable under Section 12(1) of the same Act.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioner is the contractor as defined under Section 2(i) (c) of the Contract Labourer (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970. He has been executing the work of security work at IIT, Chennai by employing 30 contract labourers. While being so, on 10.02.2012, the Labour Enforcement Officer(Central), Chennai inspected the work place and detected the infringement and violation of Section 12 (1) of the Contract Labourer (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 and thereby engaged c