THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1338 of 2008 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the proceedings against him in S.C.No.30 of 2008 on the file of the Special Court for SC & ST (POA) Act, at Khammam, whereby he is facing charge for the offence punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and 506 of IPC. 2. Heard both sides. 3. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner-accused withdrawing the main prayer, confined his arguments requesting the court to dispense with the presence of the petitioner before the court below. 4. Admittedly, in this matter after completion of investigation police filed charge sheet. The offences alleged against the petitioner are punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the SCs & STs(POA) Act and 506 of IPC. Since the prima facie material on record reveals allegations against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings. In any event, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, as the petitioner is a government employee wherein the question of identity of the accused does not arise, this Court is inclined to dispense with the presence of the petitioner before the trial court. 5. Accordingly, 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. 6. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 3rd March 2011, Rns.