JUDGMENT

SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J.

1. The petitioner before this Court, by way of above-captioned petitions, seeks quashing of summoning orders in five complaint cases instituted under Section 138 and 142 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('NI Act') arraigning him as an accused, by the complainant/respondent no. 2, as well as setting aside of orders in these cases by way of which the applications seeking discharge filed by the petitioner before the concerned Magistrate were dismissed.

2. This judgment shall govern the disposal of all the above-

mentioned petitions filed under Section 482 and 483 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('Cr.P.C.').

3. Brief facts of the case, as disclosed from the complaint filed under Section 138 read with Section 141 of NI Act, are that the complainant company was engaged in the business of rendering financial services in India as a registered non-banking financial company, and the accused company namely M/s. Silverstar Fashions Private Limited was engaged in the business of manufacturing and exporting ready-made garments. It was stated that the accused company had approached the complainant in March, 2015 with a request to advance loan/financial ass