HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7694 OF 2007 DATE:08.07.2010 Between: Ramisetti Annavaram …… Petitioner. And: The State of A.P., rep. By its Public Prosecutor and another …..Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7694 OF 2007 ORDER: 1. The petitioner is accused of offences under Section 324 IPC and Section 3(1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Crime No.187 of 2007 of Chintalapudi Police Station. On a reading of report given by the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant, it is evident that the petitioner abused her in the name of caste and that the petitioner hitting on her head with fencing stick causing bleeding injury. It is contended by the petitioner’s counsel that the report does not contain whether the offence took place in a place of public view and what were actual abuses made by the accused. As per report of the 2nd respondent, the offence took place at the centre of the village. Whatever may be contents of abuses, she was definite that the abuses were made touching her caste. Therefore, there are no grounds for quashing FIR in this case. It is further contended that the police may be directed not to arrest the accused till completion of investigation. 2. In the result, the petition is dismissed. However, the police are directed not to arrest the petitioner/accused until completion of investigation. But, the police are at liberty to take the accused into custody and produce him in court in accordance with Section 170 Cr.P.C in case the police are going to file charge sheet against the accused. __________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU,J. Date:08.07.2010. Gk. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7694 OF 2007 Date:08.07.2010 Gk.