A. RAMAMURTHI, J.

For the The petitioners are accused in C.C. No. 5566 of 1996 on the file of the VIth Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore. They have preferred the revision aggrieved against the order of dismissal passed in Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 1140 of 1999.

The case in brief is as follows :

The petitioners filed a petition under section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. The first accused-company is represented by the company secretary, who is in charge of the company affairs at Bombay. As the company secretary, who has to represent the company in all matters on a day-to-day basis, his presence is required in Bombay. The second petitioner is an industrialist and chairman of the company and he is also director of many other companies. The third petitioner is a full time director of the company, who co-ordinates various divisions in the company at Bombay. The fourth petitioner is the general manager, marketing, who has to meet various customers in various parts of Madras. The fifth petitioner is the corporate head of the company division at Germany, who also travels out of India to various countries. The seventh petitioner is the commercial head of the com