IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY THE TWENTYFIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 7173 OF 2010. Between: Sankurathri Srilakshmi Balaji & Anr. … Petitioner- A2 & A3 V/s. The State of Andhra Pradesh Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP Hyderabad & Anr. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri A. GAYATRI REDDY Counsel for the first respondent: Public Prosecutor THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 7173 OF 2010. O R D E R: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners under section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in CC.No. 71 of 2005 on the file of the Court of II-Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada and to pass such other suitable orders as this Court may deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor for the respondents. 3. After arguing the matter for some time, the learned counsel for the petitioner has not pressed the criminal petition but submitted that the petitioners are aged about 50 and 60 years respectively and their personal attendance may be dispensed with before the trial court. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case and taking into consideration the age of the petitioners, who are 50 and 60 years respectively, this court is inclined to dispense with the personal attendance of both the petitioners before the trial court and they can be represented through their counsel except on the specific dates when the learned Magistrate insists for their appearance before the trial court. 5. Subject to the above observation, the Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. _______________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO July 21, 2010. I s L THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRL.PETITION No. 7173 OF 2010 Date:21-7-2010