Judgment

Mr. Inderjit Singh, J.:- This order will dispose of the above mentioned 22 criminal miscellaneous petitions which have been filed by Jindal Cotex Limitedpetitioner under Section 482 Cr.P.C. against respondent-Rahul Lomsh and others-respondents for quashing of the Criminal Complaint No.53840/2013 dated 24.9.2013 (Annexure-P.1) along with 21 connected complaints filed by respondent No.1 against the petitioner and respondents as well as summoning orders dated 17.1.2014 (Anexure-P.2) issued by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana in the above said complaints as well as all subsequent proceedings consequent to the filing of the said criminal complaints and restraining respondent No.1 from initiating any criminal proceedings against the petitioner or its Directors/Officers with regard to advance post-dated cheques No.197445 to 197462 and 197644 to 197664 issued by the petitioner-Company; being not maintainable, illegal in the eyes of law and abuse of process of law. As these petitions are identical, the facts have been taken from Criminal Misc. No.M-26186 of 2014.

2. Notice of motion was issued in these petitions.

3. Mr. Vaibhav Sehgal, learned Advocate has appeared o