HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9568 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.2, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to set aside the order dated 4.7.2011 made in Crl.M.P.No.28 of 2011 in S.T.C.No.7 of 2009 on the file of the I Addl. Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem. The facts, in brief, are that the petitioner herein filed Crl.M.P.No.28 of 2011 in S.T.C.No.7 of 2009 on the file of the I Addl. Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem with a prayer to permit his Advocate as Special Vakalat Holder to appear on his behalf on each date of hearing of the above case, to plead and answer all questions on his behalf during the trial of the case by dispensing his personal appearance before the Court on each date of hearing, and to answer all questions under Sections 251 and 313 of Cr.P.C. and also on the date of judgment. The learned Magistrate, having heard and perused the record and other relevant documents, allowed the said petition in part, by an order dated 4.7.2011, on condition that the petitioner shall appear before the Court on his examination under Sections 251 and 313 of Cr.P.C., on the date of judgment and, as and when directed by the Court, while permitting his counsel to appear before the Court on his behalf on each date of hearing. The same is under challenge in this criminal petition. Heard. Admittedly, the petitioner is aged about 72 years and staying in Kolkata and further it is a summary case. Considering the same, the trial Court is hereby directed to permit the Advocate for the petitioner to appear before the Court to answer all questions, on behalf of the petitioner, during his examination under Sections 251 and 313 of Cr.P.C., and also on the date of judgment. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of and miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. _____________ RAJA ELANGO, J 30th September, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Crl.P.No.9568 of 2011 (Disposed of) 30th September, 2011 cbs