IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10792 of 2010 Date: 29.10.2010 Between: Rajula Kurva Sathaiah .... Petitioner. And: The State of A.P., rep. By its PP, High Court of A.P., and another ....Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10792 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C to quash the proceedings in Crime No.442 of 2010 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Shadnagar, Mahabubnagar District. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the 1st respondent. Perused the records. Basing on the complaint given by the 2nd respondent, a case in Crime No.442 of 2010 was registered against the petitioner/A-1 alleging offence under Section 447, 427/34 and Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (in short, the Act). It is alleged in the complaint that when the complainant is working in the land of his owner on 26.09.2010, one Rajula Sattaiah along with two others came at about 8.30 a.m and abused the complainant in the name of his caste and also questioned him as to why he was removing the coconut plants and caused loss and damage. It is further stated in the complaint that the complainant belongs to Scheduled Caste and they are eking out their livelihood by doing cooli work in the land of Rajula Yadaiah. A perusal of the complaint discloses that specific allegations were made against the petitioner/A-1 and two others pertaining to the offences punishable under Section 3(1)(x) of the Act and Sections 447 and 427 IPC. Having regard to the nature of the offence alleged and also the specific allegations made in the complaint and specific overt-acts attributed to the petitioner/A-1, it is not a fit case to invoke the extraordinary discretionary jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C and quash the proceedings in Crime No.442 of 2010 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Shadnagar, Mahabubnagar District. It is a fit case where the allegations made in the complaint required thorough investigation. There are absolutely no valid or justifiable grounds to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.442 of 2010 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Shadnagar, Mahabubnagar District. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ___________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY October, 29, 2010 GK. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10792 of 2010 Date: 29.10.2010 GK.