IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE NINTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8455 OF 2009 Between: Y. Venkat Reddy, S/o. Sati Reddy ……Petitioner – Accused No.1 AND The State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabda & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8455 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Y. Venkat Reddy, accused No.1, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.231 of 2009 of Bhongiri Town Police Station, Bhongiri, Nalgonda District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 509 and 506 IPC and 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short “SC & ST Act.” 2. Heard both sides. 3. The material on record reveals that the de facto complainant Bodu Vasantha, has given a complaint earlier and withdrew the same stating that on account of mental stress, she gave that false complaint and the record also reveals that about four months earlier to the impugned complaint, a letter was addressed to the Superintendent of Police, Nalgonda District by the District Sub-Jails Officer, Nalgonda stating that the petitioner is irregular in her work etc., and that she is threatening to file complaint under the provisions of the SC & ST Act against the persons that question about her irregular activities. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 19, 2009. PV