REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS.360-377 OF 2011

(Arising out of SLP (Criminal) Nos. 3008-3025 of 2008)

Harshendra Kumar D.

…. Appellant

Versus

Rebatilata Koley Etc.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT

R.M. Lodha, J.

Leave granted.

2.

These 18 appeals, by special leave, are directed against

the common judgment and order dated September 6, 2007 passed by

Calcutta High Court whereby 18 criminal revision applications filed by

the appellant for quashing the proceedings initiated by the

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complainants in 18 complaint cases under Section 138 read with

Section 141 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ( for short, ‘NI Act’)

against him have been dismissed.

3.

The brief facts are these. The complainants were

interested in business relationship with Rifa Healthcare (India) Pvt.

Ltd. (for short, ‘the Company’) for the sale of bio-ceramic products.

The complainants, for the orders they had placed, issued demand

drafts in favour of the Company. It appears that the Company had not

delivered the products ordered by the complainants and accordingly

they asked the Company for return of their m