THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 11698 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings in D.V.C.No. 20 of 2011 on the file of the I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada. Offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under the provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Since the material on record prima facie reveals allegations against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the trial. In any event, considering the nature of allegations and also the fact that 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 trial Judge insists for the same and the petitioner shall be properly represented by his counsel before the trial Court. The criminal petition is accordingly disposed of. -------------------------------- JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 22nd November 2011 ksld