THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10303 OF 2009 Dated : 08.12.2009 Between : K.Srinivasa Rao & others ….. Petitioners/A.1 to A.4 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10303 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/A.1 to A.4 seeking to quash proceedings in crime No.110 of 2009 of Palacole Rural Police Station, West Godavari District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 324, 506 read with Section 34 I.P.C. and Section 3 (1) (x) of SC & ST (POA) Act. 2) Heard. 3) The allegations against the petitioners are of attacking the defacto complainant and threatening him. There is no allegation against the petitioners abusing the defacto complainant in the name of his caste and beating him on account of his belonging to Scheduled Caste. As such, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet for the offence punishable under Section 3 (1) (x) of SC & ST (POA) Act. However, in case the petitioners being found to have committed any other offence during the investigation, the investigating agency can take all further steps, including their arrest, as it is a case where the petitioners have allegedly behaved high handedly even in the presence of the Mandal Revenue Officer. 4) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. It is made clear that in case the investigation reveals an offence punishable under SC & ST (POA) Act, charge sheet for the same can be filed and their arrest for this offence only is stayed till filing of charge sheet and for any other offences there is no stay of their arrest till filing of the charge sheet. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 8th December, 2009 SUR