THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.832 of 2011 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed by the petitioners under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.6 of 2011 of I Town Police Station, Nellore, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 448 and 352 read with 34 of IPC and 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989( for short SC, ST Act). 2. Heard both sides. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in the complaint lodged by the de facto complainant, she herself stated that some unknown person abused her by using her caste name. He further contends that in the complaint the specific allegation made against the petitioners is that they entered into the premises and dragged the complainant from the premises. But, nothing is stated in the said complaint to attract the provision under the SC, ST Act against the petitioners herein. 4. This Court perused the record. As stated by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the complainant has not specifically stated anything and also she has not implicated the petitioners for an offence under the SC ST Act. Hence, the Investigating Officer is at liberty to proceed against the petitioners only for an offence under Sections 448 and 352 read with 34 of IPC. 5. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the Criminal Petition shall stand closed. _______________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 31st January 2011, Rns.