Article 32 not entertained for quashing criminal cases; fresh Section 482 applications remain open on their own merits.

A petition under Article 32 seeking quashing of multiple criminal complaints and FIRs was declined because the petitioner had an appropriate remedy under the criminal procedure law. The Court left the petitioner free to pursue individual applications before the competent forum, including in matters where convictions had already been recorded. It also noted that the withdrawal or dismissal of an earlier Section 482 application does not, by itself, bar a fresh application if the facts justify it, and any later application must be examined on its own merits.

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Issues: Whether a petition under Article 32 seeking quashing of multiple criminal complaints and FIRs was entertainable, and whether the earlier withdrawal of applications under Section 482 of the Code barred a fresh application.

Analysis: The petition sought quashing of several criminal cases already instituted against the petitioner, including some in which convictions had been recorded. The Court found no reason to entertain the petition under Article 32 and left it open to the petitioner to pursue appropriate remedies by way of individual applications under the Code of Criminal Procedure. On the effect of earlier withdrawn applications under Section 482, the Court noted that dismissal of an earlier petition does not bar a subsequent petition under Section 482 if the facts so justify, and that any later application must be considered on its own merits.

Conclusion: The Article 32 petition was not entertained and stood dismissed. The petitioner was left free to seek relief in the appropriate criminal proceedings, and any such application was directed to be considered independently on its own merits.

Final Conclusion: The order declines to exercise writ jurisdiction for quashing the criminal cases and preserves the petitioner's liberty to pursue statutory remedies before the competent forum.

Ratio Decidendi: A petition under Article 32 is not to be entertained for quashing multiple individual criminal cases where the petitioner has an appropriate remedy under the criminal procedure law, and the withdrawal or dismissal of an earlier Section 482 application does not, by itself, bar a subsequent application if the facts justify it.

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