THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 5259 of 2009 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.147 of 2009 on the file of the Special First Class Magistrate for Excise Cases at Visakhapatnam, whereby he is facing charge for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. After arguing for some time, when this Court is not inclined to interfere with the trial since the points raised by the learned counsel can be raised before the trial Court, the learned counsel for the petitioner-accused confined his arguments only to the extent of dispensation of the presence of the petitioner before the court below. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, in view of the submission made by the petitioner’s counsel, 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. 5. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 3rd November 2011 Rns