The petitioner, common in all these petitions, has

knocked the doors of this Court calling in question

proceedings instituted in crime No.51/2022 for the

offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 of the

IPC, which is impugned in Crl.P.No.3647/2022; crime

No.1/2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 406,

420,

506

and

120B

of

the

IPC

impugned

in

Crl.P.No.2742/2022; crime No.50/2022 for the offences

punishable under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC

impugned in Crl.P.No.3650/2022 and crime No.52/2022

for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 of

the IPC impugned in Crl.P.No.3657/2022, all pending

before the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate,

Bengaluru City.

2. The complainants differ in all these cases but the

petitioner - accused remains the same and he is the sole

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accused in all these cases. Therefore, the cases are taken

up together and considered by this common order.

3. Brief facts of the case leading to the filing of the

petitions as borne out from the common pleadings are as

follows:

The petitioner and the respective complainants in all

these cases enter into agreements of sale with regard to

different properties, by way of separate agre