IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHR PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.2846, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850 2851 and 2547 of 2010 Between: Aelia Tours and Travels rep by Its Partner, Syed Hussain and another …Petitione AND Mohd Abdul Razzaq @ Qamar And another …Responden The Court made the following THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.2846, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2851 and 2547 of 2010 COMMON ORDER: The petitioners / accused in all these seven criminal petitions are sub-agents under the de-facto complainant / ﬁrst respondent who is a travel agent. It is alleged that the petitioners gave nine blank cheques to the de-facto complainant as security during the course of business transactions between them. It is contended by the petitioners’ counsel that the ﬁrst respondent made use of those blank cheques and presented them and ﬁled seven criminal cases in the lower Court for dishonour of those cheques separately. It is contended that in case these cases are tried separately, then the petitioners may not be able to put forth their defense during trial eﬀectively. Therefore, the petitioners’ counsel seeks that all these seven cases shall be tried together. He placed reliance on Sections 219 and 220 Cr.P.C. in this regard. Sections 219 and 220 Cr.P.C. are enabling provisions for ﬁling of single charge sheet or single private complaint for diﬀerent oﬀences committed during the course of same transaction. In all these cases, the cheques are different. Presentation of these cheques is also diﬀerent. Causes of action are diﬀerent in the sense that the cheques were returned separately. It is not as if the de-facto complainant presented all the cheques together and obtained single return endorsement of dishonour of all those cheques. Therefore, the complainant ﬁled diﬀerent cases in the lower Court against the petitioners. Having regard to the circumstances and contentions, ends of justice will be met, in case all the cases are tried simultaneously by the Magistrate and disposed of by the same Magistrate. It is stated that all the cases are ready for trial and all the accused also entered appearance in the lower Court. In the result, the XX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, is directed to try all these seven cases simultaneously and dispose of these seven cases at one time. Criminal Petition Nos.2846, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2851 and 2547 of 2010 are ordered accordingly. ______________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J March 29, 2010 Bvv