THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2154 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.52 of 2011 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kurnool, whereby he is facing charge for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 2. Heard. 3. Since the allegations against the petitioner are punishable under the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings against her at this stage. 4. In any event, taking into consideration the nature of allegations, wherein the question of identity of the accused does not arise, that too, petitioner being lady, the presence of the petitioner before the court below is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for her appearance and she shall be properly represented through her counsel. 5. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. _________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 9th March 2011, Rns.