THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.493 OF 2011 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioners – accused Nos.1 to 6 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.118 of 2009 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Adoni, arising out of Crime No.20 of 2009 of Adoni III Town Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3, 4 and 8 of the A.P.Gaming Act, 1974. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners were falsely implicated by the police in the above said offence due to political rivalry. This court is not inclined to accept the submissions made by the petitioners counsel. In any event, taking into consideration that the offences arising out of Gaming Act and the question of identity of the accused before the trial Court does not arise, the presence of the petitioners-accused during trial shall be dispensed with and the petitioners shall appear before the trial Court on the dates when the learned Magistrate insists for their presence. 4. With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Date:24.01.2011 Rns/Vjl