THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.10881 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against her in C.C.No.74 of 2011 on the file of the Special Magistrate Court-II, Nampally, Hyderabad, whereby she is facing charge for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter between the parties already settled before the civil court and the civil court already passed an order on 05.02.2010. The said order runs as follows: “Dated: 5th day of February 2010 J U D G E M E N T Memo filed by the counsel for the plaintiff not pressing the suit as the matter settled out of the Court. Memo recorded. Hence suit is dismissed as not pressed. No costs. Written and pronounced by me in the open court on this the 5th day of February 2010. Sd/- x x x x x x, IX Addl.Senior Civil Judge, FAC. VIII Addl.Sr.Civil Judge, (FTC), City Civil Court, Hyderabad.” Subsequent to that none of the complainants are not appearing and the petitioner is under the impression that the case will be withdrawn. So far, no steps are taken by the respondents herein. Considering the same, the trial Court is directed to dispose of the case within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and the personal appearance of the petitioner before the trial Court is also dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for the same and she shall properly be represented through her counsel before the trial Court. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 5th November 2011, Rns.