THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 12597 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approached this court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.1066 of 2011 on the file of the III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, whereby he is facing charge for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 2. This court perused the record and heard the arguments. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the trial at this stage. In any event, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the presence of the petitioner before the trial Court is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for the same and he shall properly be represented through his counsel before the court below. 3. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. The Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, filed along with this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 7th December 2011 Rns