HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.3783 of 2011 Dated 30.4.2011 Between: G.Naga Subba Reddy. …Petitioner. And: The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and another. …Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.3783 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed for quashing the FIR in Crime No.46 of 2011 of Pulivendula Police Station, Kadapa District. 2. The offences alleged are those punishable under Sections 3 (i) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and also Sec.509 IPC. The allegations in the FIR would show that the petitioner has sexually harassed the de facto complainant who is said to be a lady belonging to the scheduled caste. 3. Having regard to the allegations made in the FIR, I am of the opinion that this is not a fit case for quashing it and police have to investigate the matter. 4. It is however seen that the petitioner is the manager of the A.P.S.R.T.C. depot at Pulivendula. It is also brought to my notice that the de facto complainant Smt. S.Mariyamma also earlier worked as a Conductor in the said A.P.S.R.T.C. depot and that the petitioner has earlier issued a charge memo dated 13.11.2009 to the de facto complainant and another charge memo dated 13.01.2011 to one Smt B.Epsiba another Conductor of the said depot and this latter Conductor is said to be the daughter of the de facto complainant and subsequently the de facto complainant gave this report to the police. Nothing can be said in these proceedings about the offences alleged against the petitioner and police have to investigate the same. 5. As the petitioner is said to be the depot manager of an APSRTC depot and having regard to the above submissions made on his behalf, I am of the opinion that his arrest can be postponed till the completion of investigation. Hence police may go ahead with investigation but they may not arrest the petitioner till the completion of investigation and the filing of the charge sheet if any. 6. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is disposed of in the above terms. ____________________________ Justice N.RAVI SHANKAR Dated 30.4.2011. Dvs HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.3783 of 2011 Dated 30.4.2011