THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9607 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner – sole Accused approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.535 of 2009 on the file of the I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem, whereby he is facing charge under Sections 498-A, 342, 324 of IPC and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner-accused withdrawing the main prayer, confined his arguments requesting the court to dispense with the presence of the petitioner before the court below. 4. Since the allegations in the charge sheet, which was filed by the police after completion of investigation, reveals some prima facie case against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the trial against him. In any event, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, and also the matter arises out of matrimonial disputes where the question of identity of the accused does not arise, this Court is inclined to dispense with the presence of the petitioner before the trial court. 5. Accordingly, the presence of the petitioner-accused before the trial Court is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for his appearance and he shall be properly represented through his counsel. 6. 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 11th October 2011, Rns.