HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6478 OF 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners-accused 2 to 18 and 20 to 59 with a prayer to quash the charge sheet now pending in P.R.C.No.26 of 2007 on the file of the Junior Civil Judge, Tadipatri, Ananthapur District, arising out of Cr.No.43 of 2004 of Tadipatri Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 324, 307, 332, 435 read with 149 of IPC. The case of the prosecution is that on 07.04.2004 when one J.C.Diwakar Reddy(Congress I) and K.Surya Pratap Reddy(TDP) conducted process to file nomination for Tadipatri Assembly Constituency in large, some galata has taken place between the followers of both parties on account of political rivalry and thereby the petitioners committed the offences as stated above. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners not insisting for the main prayer, prayed for dispensation of the presence of the petitioners before the trial Court. Taking into consideration the allegations and the offences, this Court is not inclined to grant the relief. In any event, learned counsel persuaded and submitted that the petitioners are ready to appear before the Court at the time of trial when the witnesses are directed to be present to depose before the Court. In view of the same, the presence of the petitioners is dispensed with before the Court below, except the dates on which the learned trial Judge insist for their appearance. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Date:16.07.2010 Rns