THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2140 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in C.C.No.1377 of 2008 on the file of the III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, City Criminal Court, Hyderabad. The offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Since the material on record prima facie reveals allegations against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the trial. This criminal petition is accordingly dismissed. However, in view of the nature of the allegations wherein the question of identity of the accused does not arise in this matter, the presence of the petitioner before the trial Court is dispensed with, except on the dates the learned trial Judge insists for his presence and the petitioner shall be properly represented by his counsel. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 11.03.2011 v v