S.D.Bajaj, J.

1. Criminal Misc. No. 10441-M of 1989 and Criminal Misc. 1263-M of 1990 have both been filed for quashing FIR No. 171 got registered by Smt. Satinderjit Kaur against the two petitioners in their separate individual petitions aforesaid and one Gurmeet Singh Walia, in Police Station, Civil Lines, Ludhiana under Sections 408, 409. 411/34 and 120-B of Indian Penal Code and the proceedings taken on its basis by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana against the petitioners on the grounds that there is total lack of jurisdiction in Ludhiana Criminal Courts, that from a reading of the FIR no offence is made out against either one of the two petitioners and that the entire dealing between the author of the FIR and Gurmeet Singh Walia is of civil nature.

2. In order to appreciate the stand of the petitioners before this Court, it is necessary to reproduce FIR No. 171 dated 26.8.1988 which reads :

"(1) That the applicant is the Proprietor of GEOCO Engineers (Regd), near Preet Palace, Ludhiana, which falls within the jurisdiction of PS Division No. 5 Ludhiana. The applicant deals in sale and purchase, and. manufacturing of agricultural machinery, spra