THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9000 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.36 of 2010 on the file of the learned IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, whereby they are facing charge for the offence punishable under Sections 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Since the offence alleged against the petitioners is punishable under the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act, this court is not inclined to interfere with the trial against the petitioners. 4. In any event, in view of the nature of offence, where the question of identity of the accused does not arise, the presence of the first petitioner – A2, by name, Kunapureddy Venkata Krishna Narasimha Rao, before the court below alone is hereby dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for his appearance and he shall be properly represented through his counsel before the trial Court. 5. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. 6 . The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 27th September 2011, Rns.