(1.) By way of the present petitions filed under Sec. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('Cr.P.C.') the petitioners seek quashing of summoning orders dtd. 8/3/2017 passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, District Courts, Saket, Delhi in CC Nos. 2999/2017 (New CC No. 7355/2017), 3000/2017 (New CC No. 7359/2017), 2996/2017 (New CC No. 7357/2017), 2997/2017 (New CC No. 7358/2017), 3002/2017 (New CC No. 7356/2017), 2998/2017 (New CC No. 7361/2017), 3001/2017 (New CC No. 7360/2017) and the respective complaints seeking prosecution of the petitioners under Sec. 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('NI Act'). Brief Facts
(2.) A brief conspectus of facts leading-up to the filing of the present petition is as follows :
(3.) Since the present judgment contains reference to Sec. 138 and 141 of the NI Act, it would also be beneficial to extract the relevant portions of the said provisions below :