A perusal of the records show that Criminal Petition Nos.5273/2000, 5345/2000, 5342/2000 and 5380/2000 filed by the petitioners under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing the proceedings of CC Nos.1744/1999, 1745/1999, 1746/1999 and 1747/1999 pending in the Court of XIth Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, were dismissed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh vide companymon order dated 22.7.2004.
That order has been challenged in these appeals, except insofar as it pertains to Criminal Petition No.5380 of 2000 because petitioner of that case has number challenged the High Courts refusal to quash the proceedings of the criminal 2/ 2 case.
Another case registered as CC No.789 of 2001 is also pending in the Court of XIth Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad.
In that case, the petitioners filed an application for grant of leave to defend, which was dismissed by the Trial Court.
Apart from the criminal cases, Civil Suit bearing O.S. No.170/1999 filed by some of the number petitioners is pending in the Court of Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Secunderabad.
Heard learned companynsel for the parties.
Leave granted.
