HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRL.PETITION NO. 3976 OF 2010 Date: 30.04.2010 Between: Shaik Khadar …..Petitioner And: The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By Its Public Prosecutor and another. …..Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRL.PETITION NO.3976 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is working as Home guard. He is accused of offence punishable under Section 3(1)(x) of the S.Cs and S.Ts (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (in short, the Act) in Crime No.155 of 2009 of Kalluru Police Station of Khammam District. The 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant is working as Head constable. Both the petitioner and the 2nd respondent were working in Kallur Police Station at the relevant point of time. It is alleged that the petitioner pointing out the 2nd respondent accused him of sending petitions against him and that the accused insulted the 2nd respondent in the name of his scheduled caste in the police station itself. The above allegations squarely attracted offence punishable under Section 3(1)(x) of the Act. Truth or falsity of the allegations is a question of fact which cannot be decided in this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 2) Hence, the petition is dismissed. ______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDA RAJULU,J. Date: 30.04.2010. KSH