IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.3952 OF 2011 DATE:10.06.2011 Between: Banna Venkata Ramana Murthy @ Ramana Murthy and 5 others. .... Petitioners And: The State of A.p., rep. By PP and another ....Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.3952 OF 2011 ORDER: Heard Sri P. Vara Prasada Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri P. Krishna Prasad, learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent and also learned Public Prosecutor. The petitioners are accused in C.C.No.282 of 2010 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Srikakulam. They filed this petition to quash the proceedings in the said case against them. The offence alleged are those punishable under Sections 448, 427, 506, 323, 307 read with 34 IPC. It is brought to my notice that there is also a connected case i.e., C.C.No.618 of 2009 which is also pending on the file of the trial court. A perusal of the allegations in the charge sheet would show that they do disclose offences. The learned counsel for the petitioners raised various contentions relating to the innocence of the petitioners. But, all these contentions fall within the purview of disputed questions of facts and they cannot be gone into this petition. Further, it is also brought to my notice that this petition has been filed after the chief-examination of the first witness for the prosecution has been recorded. In the circumstances, there are no grounds to admit this petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners says that the first petitioner and the 4th petitioner are the employees and they cannot attend the court for every date of hearing by reason of their employment. Sri P. Krishna Prasad, learned counsel for the 2nd respondent also says that he has no objection for dispensing with their presence. Accordingly, the presence of the first and fourth petitioners for every date of hearing is dispensed with and they can be represented by a counsel. It shall, however, open for the trial court to summon their presence as and when it considers their presence is necessary. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed with the above directions. ______________________ N. RAVI SHANKAR,J Date: 10.06.2011. Gk. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.3952 OF 2011 DATE:10.06.2011 Gk.