THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7336 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner-accused preferred this Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.271 of 2010 on the file of Additional Munsif Magistrate, Chirala, Prakasam District, filed for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Heard. After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner has sought permission of this Court to withdraw the Criminal Petition while seeking permission to dispense with the presence of the petitioner before the trial Court in C.C.No.271 of 2010. Having considered the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of the offence, the presence of the petitioner before the trial Court in C.C.No.271 of 2010 is dispensed with, except the dates on which the trial Court insists for his presence. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. _______________ (RAJA ELANGO, J) 23rd August 2011 RRB