9.On the complaints lodged by the petitioners as against the respondent for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in C.C.Nos.36 to 41 of 2018 are pending on the file of the Fast Track Court at Magisterial Level, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi. On the private complaint lodged by the respondent, the same has been taken cognizance in C.C.No.231 of 2020 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thoothukudi as against the petitioners for the offences under Sections 120(B), 420, 403, 406 and 506(ii) of I.P.C. Thereafter, the respondent filed a petition before this Court in Crl.O.P(MD)No.12505 of 2020 for joint trial in respect of all the cases together. This Court by an order dated 20.11.2020, ordered for joint trial and accordingly, directed to withdraw C.C.No.231 of 2020 from the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Kovilpatti and transferred to the file of the Fast Track Court at Magisterial Level, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District for joint trial along with C.C.Nos.38 to 41 of 2018 and the trial Court is directed to complete the trial within a period of two months. Though the petitioners are parties to the said petition, only on the instigation of the respondent, the above order has been passed by this Court and as such, there is no impediment for the petitioners to approach this Court to quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.39 of 2020, namely after transfer of CC.No.231 of 2020, which was re-numbered as C.C.No.39 of 2020 on the file of the Fast Track Court at Magisterial Level, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District. Therefore, the petitioners can very well maintain these petitions to quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.39 of 2020.
