1. The respondent/complainant herein has filed petitions under Sections 200 Cr. P.C. against the petitioners herein before the Fast Tract Court-II/Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore for punishing them under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, for having committed dishonour of cheques. The said complaint were taken on file by the trial Court as C.C. Nos. 1922 and 1923 of 2015. Pending trial of the said petitions, the petitioners moved petitions under Section 205 Cr. P.C. praying to dispense with the personal appearance for the reasons that they are busy businessmen and frequently travel abroad and also to look after day today affairs of their company and to permit their counsel Mr. R. Aneesan to appear and represent on their behalf on all hearing dates.

2. By orders, dated 11.8.2015 in Criminal M.P. Nos. 1922 and 1923 of 2015, the Court below has dismissed the petitions, on the ground that the petitioners were absent on previous hearing dates and their counsel appeared and filed petitions under Section 317 Cr. P.C. and the present petitions to dispense with the personal attendance were filed only with an intent to prolong the case and hence, not maintainable. Aggrieved by