THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2317 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in S.T.C.No.117 of 2010 on the file of the Court of the Excise Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kadapa. The offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under Section 138 read with Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Since the material on record prima facie reveals allegations against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the trial. In any event, since the question of identity of the accused does not arise in this matter, the presence of the petitioner before the trial Court is dispensed with except on the dates the learned trial Judge insists for his presence and the petitioner shall be properly represented by his counsel. With the above observation, this criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 16.03.2011 v v