THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13107 OF 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-Accused seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against him in C.C.No.249 of 2010 on the file of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, City Criminal Courts at Nampally, Hyderabad, wherein he is facing trial for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. Heard. After arguing some time, learned counsel for the petitioner confined his arguments only to the extent of dispensing with the presence of the petitioner before the trial Court and to recall the non- bailable warrant, if any, issued against the petitioner. As far as the non-bailable warrant, if any issued against the petitioner, is concerned, the petitioner shall appear before the trial Court and file an application seeking to recall the non-bailable warrant, and on filing such application, the learned Judge shall recall the same on the same day. Further, considering the nature of the allegations wherein the question of identity of the accused before the trial Court does not arise, the presence of the petitioner before the trial Court is dispensed with except on the dates the learned trial Judge insists for the same, and the petitioner shall be properly represented through his counsel before the trial Court. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated: 15.12.2011 v v