LINGARAJA RATH, J.

( 1 ) THESE ten cases seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioner arise out of the common set of facts and hence are disposed of by this common judgment. During the period 1966 to 1976 the petitioner was functioning as the Accountant in East Coast Salt and Chemical Industries Ltd. In 1976 he was promoted as the Assistant Accounts Officer. In the year 1978 certain financial irregularities were detected having been committed by him and he was called upon to make good the loss to the extent of Rs. 60,000/ -. Such amount was deposited in two instalments on 12-1-1979 and 25-1-1979 respectively, and on 28-3-1980 he was dismissed from service. Thereafter in the year 1983 a complaint case was filed against the petitioner by the management of the company, numbered as I. C. C. Case No. 114 of 1983 in the court of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bhubaneswar, alleging commission of offences punishable u/ss. 409,467, 471 and 477, IPC. The complaint was forwarded by the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate to the Officer-in-charge, Capital Police Station for investigation. Thereupon the Capital Police Station Case No. 679 of 1983