THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1381 of 2011 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioner – Accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in D.V.C.No.3 of 2010 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Husnabad. Heard both sides. Since the allegations against the petitioner are punishable under the provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings against the petitioner at this stage. In any event, the de facto complainant and the petitioner known to each other, where the question of identity of the accused does not arise, the presence of the petitioner before the trial court is dispensed with except on the dates the learned Magistrate insists for the same and the petitioner shall be properly represented by his counsel. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 14th February 2011, Rns.