O R D E R:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner /Accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in S.C.No.203 of 2022, pending on the file of Senior Civil Judge Rajanna Sircilla District.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner/Accused and Sri M.Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent – State. Perused the record.

3. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner confines his prayer to dispense with the personal appearance of petitioner herein.

4. Considering the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the attendance of petitioner herein is dispensed with, subject to the following conditions:

i) Petitioner herein shall always be represented by his counsel on record.

ii) He shall file an affidavit stating that in his absence, the proceedings conducted by his counsel will not be disputed by him in any manner, and he shall not dispute his identity also.

iii) He shall appear before the learned Magistrate as and when his presence is required. In the event of the petitioner’s failure to appear when the Court directs, this order dispensing with his attendance shall stand cancelled.

5. Accordingly, the Criminal Pe