IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6535 OF 2008 BETWEEN: 1. Yalagandula Venkateshwarlu S/o. Sathaiah 2. Yalagandula Sathaiah S/o. Ananthaiah 3. Yalagandula Bixamamma W/o. Venkateshwarlu …. Petitioners AND 1. The State, rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2. Dharavath Lachiram Nayak S/o. Vasaram …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6535 OF 2008 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners, accused Nos.1 to 3 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.69 of 2008 of Suryapet (Town) Police Station, Nalgonda District, registered for the offences under Sections 504, 323 IPC and 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Heard. 3. The allegations against the petitioners are of abusing the de facto complainant Dharavath Lachiram Naik, respondent No.2 herein, by caste and humiliating him. Such being the case, there are no grounds to quash the proceedings against the petitioners. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioners reports that the matter is compromised between the parties. If it is so, they may take appropriate steps at an appropriate place at an appropriate stage. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till the filing of the charge sheet, if any. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. _____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 10, 2009. KTL