THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2038 of 2011 ORDER: This criminal petition, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, is filed by the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.61 of 2009 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate at Rajam, Srikakulam. Offence alleged against the petitioners is punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Since the material on record prima facie reveals allegations against the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings against the petitioners in the said C.C.No.61 of 2009 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate at Rajam, Srikakulam, at this stage. In any event, considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners and also the nature of allegations wherein the question of identity of the accused does not arise in this matter, the presence of the petitioners before the trial Court is dispensed with, except on the dates the learned Magistrate insists for their presence, and the petitioners shall be properly represented by their counsel. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 08.03.2011 v v