IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRL.PETITION No. 1349 OF 2011 Between: Dr.S.Ananda Raju … Petitioner V/s. The State of Andhra Pradesh Represented by its Public Prosecutor High Court of AP Hyderabad & Anr. … Respondents- Defacto Complainant Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri T.D. Phani Kumar Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : Addl.Public Prosecutor Counsel for the Respondent No.2: None appeared The Court made the following order : (order follows 2nd page) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1349 OF 2011 O R D E R : This Criminal Petition is filed under section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in CC.No. 68 of 2008 on the file of the Court of III-Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kakinada, East Godavari District including stay of all further proceedings, pending disposal of the same and to pass such other suitable orders as this Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State. 3. On perusal of the record, prima facie some allegations are there against the petitioner. Hence, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings in CC.No. 68 of 2008 on the file of the Court of III- Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kakinada, East Godavari District including stay of all further proceedings. 4. After arguing the matter for some time, the learned counsel for the petitioner has not insisted for the main prayer but prayed to dispense with the presence of the petitioner before the trial court. 5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this court is inclined to dispense with the presence of the petitioner before the III-Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kakinada, East Godavari district and he can be represented through his counsel. However, the petitioner is directed to appear before the learned Magistrate as and when the learned Magistrate specifically directs him to appear before him. 6. With the above observation, this Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. _______________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 14-02-2011 I s L THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRL.PETITION No. 1349 OF 2011 CIRCULATION No. Date:14-02-2011 Court Master: I s L