JUDGMENT

S.K. Mishra, J. - All the Criminal Revision Applications were heard on 21.10.2020.

2. Further hearing is taken up today through video conferencing.

3. In this batch of criminal revisions, the petitioners have prayed to quash the orders of taking cognizance and issuance of processes against the petitioners passed on dated 22.02.2013, 18.03.2013, 28.12.2012, 27.02.2013, 25.02.2013, 13.02.2013, 21.02.2013, 06.03.2013, 26.02.2012, 21.02.2013, 13.03.2013, 26.07.2013, 30.01.2013, 24.04.2013 and 20.07.2013 in 1.C.C. No.579/2012, 1.C.C No.677/2012, 1.C.C. No.542/2012, 1.C. C. No.581/2012, 1.C.C. No.657/2012, 1.C.C. No.544/2012, 1.C.C. No.656/2012, 1.C.C. No.543/2012, 1.C.C. No.530/2012, 1.C.C. No.615/2012, 1.C.C. No.580/2012, 1.C.C. No.614/2012, 1.C.C. No.3/2013, 1.C.C. No.529/2012, 1.C.C.31/2013 and 1.C.C.48/2013, respectively, by the learned S.D.J.M., Panposh.

4. The facts of the cases are not disputed. The complainant-opposite party is a supplier of the petitioner-company. It is alleged that he supplied coal to the petitioner-company for valuable consideration. The accused-petitioners issued several cheques amounting to almost 10 crore rupees. All the cheques were presented before