HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY Crl. P. No. 249 of 2010 DATED: 19.01.2010 Between: 1. A. Srinivasan 2. M/s.Neha Enterprises .. Petitioners/ Accused Nos.2&3 And The State of A.P., rep. By Public Prosecutor .. Respondent O R D E R:- The petitioners-accused Nos.2 and 3 filed this Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C. No.311 of 2002 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Sircilla, Karimnagar District. 2. Heard. 3. The Calendar Case is of the year 2002, whereas the petitioners filed this Criminal Petition after eight years. Hence, without going into the merits of the case, the petition is liable to be dismissed as in case there were merits the petitioners ought to have filed the same initially itself. 4. However, the learned counsel for the petitioners represented that the petitioners are regularly attending the Court, but there is no progress in the trial. He further represented that for want of service of notice on one of the accused, the case is pending. 5. In view of the representation made by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are attending the Court regularly since long time, it is directed that the trial Court shall dispense with the presence of the petitioners during trial. However, the petitioners shall appear before the trial Court at the time of framing charges and their examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C. and judgment. Insofar the service of notice on one of the accused is concerned, if the case is pending for service of notice, the learned Magistrate shall separate the case of that accused and go ahead with the trial and complete the same expeditiously. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. _____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J 19th January, 2010 Note: Furnish copy in three days B/o bcj