THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2534 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.246 of 2010 on the file of the 1st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, whereby he is facing charge for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Since the offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act, this court is not inclined to interfere with the trial against the petitioner. 4. In any event, since the question of identity of the accused does not arise in these type of cases, the presence of the petitioner before the court below is hereby dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for his appearance and he shall be properly represented by his counsel before the trial Court. 5. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 6 . The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 22nd March 2011, Rns.