COMMON O R D E R

These Criminal Original Petitions have been filed to quash the proceedings in STC Nos. 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782 of 2021, 446, 447, 448, 449 of 2023 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvottiyur thereby taken cognizance for the offences under Section

138 of Negotiable Instruments Act as against the petitioner.

2. In all the criminal original petitions, all the petitioner and the respondent are the same. The respondent filed complaints for the offence punishable under Section 138 of NI Act as against the petitioner. The crux of the complaint in all the cases is that the respondent is doing money lending business. The petitioner and the respondent are friends and are well known to each other for several years. The petitioner borrowed multiple loan amounts for his business purpose and also for his personal needs. The entire loan was consolidated under the registered mortgage of deposit of title deeds. In order to make partial discharge of the sai