THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.10152 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.664 of 2010 on the file of the X Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Malkajgiri, whereby they are facing charge for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard. 3. In this case, after due investigation police filed charge sheet. Since the allegations in the charge sheet reveals prima facie case against the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to quash the same. 4. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners-accused withdrawing the main prayer, confined his arguments requesting the court to dispense with the presence of the petitioners before the court below. 5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and the offence alleged against the petitioners is only under Section 498-A IPC and 3 and 4 of the D.P.Act, where the question of identity of the accused does not arise, this Court is inclined to dispense with the presence of the petitioners before the trial court. 6. Accordingly, the presence of the petitioners-accused before the trial Court is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for their appearance and they shall be properly represented through their counsel. 7. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 4th March 2011, Rns.