THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2125 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner-A10 approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.846 of 2010 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, whereby he is facing charge for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard. 3. In this case, after due investigation police filed charge sheet. Since the allegations in the charge sheet reveals prima facie case against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to quash the same. 4. 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. 5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the offence alleged against the petitioner is only under Section 498-A IPC and 3 and 4 of the D.P.Act, where 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 9th March 2011, Rns.