THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.8370, 8371, 8373 and 8377 of 2010 COMMON ORDER: These Criminal Petitions are filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.Nos.119 to 122 of 2010 on the file of the XIV Additional Judge-cum-XVIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. Since the petitioners in all these Criminal Petitions are one and the same and the offence alleged against them in all the said C.Cs is under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, all the Criminal Petitions are heard together and are disposed of by a common order. The petitioners are facing trial in C.C.Nos.119 to 122 of 2010 on the file of the XIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, for the alleged offences punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Stating that the said C.Cs are nothing but an abuse of process of the Court, he approached this Court and filed the present Criminal Petitions invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. This Court while issuing notice before admission on 25.08.2010, ordered that the presence of the petitioners before the Court below shall be dispensed with. Now, the second respondent in the Criminal Petitions filed the vacate stay petitions seeking to vacate the order, dated 25.08.2010, passed by this Court, on which the Office took an objection. Apparently, the office objection is sustainable. There is no interim order as such passed by this Court. In the order, dated 25.08.2010, this Court has simply observed that the presence of the petitioners before the trial Court in connection with the said C.Cs. be dispensed with. Having heard the learned counsel appearing on either side, this Court is of the view that these Criminal Petitions can be disposed of, with a direction that the presence of the petitioners before the Court below shall be dispensed with. However, as and when the presence of the petitioners is required before the trial Court for the purpose of examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C. or for any other purpose, the petitioners-accused shall appear before the Court below. Subject to the above, all the Criminal Petitions are disposed of. ___________________________________ JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA 28th December 2010 DR