THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1652 OF 2011 DATED 25th FEBRURAY, 2011. BETWEEN : M/s.M.A.Razzak Traders & another .. Petitioners-accused and The State of A.P. & another ..Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1652 OF 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.74 of 2010 on the file of the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Sangareddy, Medak District. Heard. Offence alleged against the petitioners is under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. The first contention of the petitioners’ counsel is that the legal notice is not served on the petitioners. But, it is seen from the complaint that the notice is sent and postal receipt is also filed before the Court. The second contention of the learned counsel is that notice is not issued within the stipulated time. As seen from the material, the notice is issued well within the stipulated time from the date of knowledge of return of cheque by the complainant. This Court is of the view that the petitioners are always at liberty to raise all the grounds raised before this Court before the trial Court. In any event considering the nature of allegations wherein the question of identity of the accused does not arise, the presence of the petitioners before the trial Court is dispensed with except on the dates the learned trial Judge insists for the same and the petitioners shall be properly represented by their counsel before the trial Court. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 25.02.2011 sur