JUDGMENT

(Common Prayer: Criminal Original Petitions have been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C, to call for the records pertaining in S.T.C.Nos.274 of 2018, 1168 of 2017 and 1580 of 2017 respectively filed by the respondent herein before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Tiruchendur and quash the same in respect to the petitioner herein.)

For Petitioner

Common Order

1. These Criminal Original Petitions have been filed, invoking Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking orders to call for the records pertaining to the cases in S.T.C.Nos.274 of 2018, 1168 of 2017 and 1580 of 2017, pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Tiruchendur and quash the same as against the petitioner.

2. The petitioner is the third accused in all the three S.T.C., cases pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Tiruchendur. The respondent in these Criminal Original Petitions has filed private complaints under Section 200 Cr.P.C., against three persons including the petitioner for the alleged offence under Section 138 r/w 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

3. The case of the complainant is that the first accused is a partnership firm, that the accused 2 and 3 are its partners, that there existed good relat