THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13255 OF 2010 DATED 7th MARCH, 2011. BETWEEN : M.Srinivasulu Naidu .. Petitioner and 1) The State of A.P. 2) M/s. Reliance Petro Marketing Private Limited, rep. by its Authorised Signatory Sri Narasimhan Krishnamurthy. ..Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13255 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.553 of 2009 on the file of the 18th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, City Criminal Courts, Hyderabad. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner sought sometime to argue the matter. On the other hand, learned counsel for the 2nd respondent submitted that the only ground raised in this petition is that the petitioner issued the cheque to the 2nd respondent for the purpose of security. The offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under Section 138 read with section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. On perusing the entire records placed before this Court and also the grounds raised in this petition, this Court is of the view that the grounds raised here can be raised before the trial Court. Hence, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the trial. In any event, considering the nature of allegations and that the offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under Section 138 read with 142 of Negotiable Instruments Act, the presence of the petitioner before the trial Court is dispensed with except on the dates the learned trial Judge insists for the same and the petitioner shall be properly represented by his counsel. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 07.03.2011 v v