THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2027 of 2009 ORDER: Petitioners filed the main criminal petition approaching this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.12 of 2008 on the file of the Special Judge for SPC and ACB Cases, Vijayawada, whereby they are facing charge for the offence punishable under Sections 409, 420 and 477-A IPC and Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and read with 34 of IPC. They also filed an application in Crl.M.P.No.1892 of 2011 seeking the Court to dispense with their presence before the trial Court. 2. Heard. 3. On perusal of the petition filed by the petitioners herein, this Court is of the view that the said contentions can be raised before the trial Court by way of filing an application for discharge. Petitioners are at liberty to file discharge petition. On such filing, the learned trial Judge is directed to consider the same, if the petitions are maintainable in law. 4. In any event, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the presence of the petitioners before the trial Court is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for their appearance and they shall be properly represented through their counsel. 5. With the above observation, the criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. _______________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 4th March 2011, Rns