(1.) Heard Mr D C Kath Hazarika, learned counsel appearing on behalf of both the petitioners and Mr P K Singha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent
(2.) Both the criminal petitions have been taken up together as they relate to the same set of incidents.
(3.) The criminal petitions, being Criminal Petition No. 156 of 2018 and Criminal Petition No. 242 of 2018, are being filed under Sec. 482 CrPC, 1973, for quashing of Negotiable Instrument proceeding, vide NI Case No. 6 of 2017 and NI Case No. 7 of 2017, pending in the Court of learned Additional CJM, Sonitpur, Tezpur, to avoid the abuse of process of law and to secure ends of justice.