JUDGMENT :

S.K. Panigrahi, J.

1. These petitions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.P.C.’) have been filed with a prayer to quash the proceedings emanating from ICC Case No.33 of 2017, ICC Case No.74 of 2017, ICC Case No.57 of 2018 pending before the learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Talcher and ICC Case No.44 of 2019 pending before the learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Angul. As the petitions involve the similar facts, they are being decided by this common judgment and order.

2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts of the present matter are as follows :

i. The Complainant Company, one M/s Quartz Infra and Engineering Private Limited is engaged in the business of civil engineering and providing construction services. The Complainant Company had undertaken a back to back sub-contract work from one M/s GSR Ventures Private Limited to execute the construction of a boundary wall as well as area grading and leveling work in March 2010 at the newly constructed 2x600 MW Thermal Power Plant belonging to Jindal India Thermal Power Limited (hereinafter referred to as “M/S JITPL”, present Petitioner No.1 in CRLMC No.318