IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH:: HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT:: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.3048 OF 2010 Between: Shivaraju Pulla Chary and two others …Petitioners A n d Arkati Venkatesaiah and another ..Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.3048 OF 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash further proceedings against the petitioners/A-1 to A-3 in Cr.No.106 of 2009 of Aswapuram, Khammam District. 2. Heard both sides. Perused the record. 3. On a complaint given by the 1st respondent, who was the Chief Administrative and Accounts Officer of Heavy Water Plant, Manuguru, police registered a case in Cr.No.106 of 2009 for the offences under Sections 505(2), 506 read with Section 34 IPC against the petitioners/A-1 to A-3. The allegation against the petitioners is that they distributed certain pamphlets raising certain demands for securing certain service benefits to the contract labourers, land losers and employees and proposing to go on strike to secure fulfillment of the said demands. 4. A perusal of the said pamphlet, copy of which is filed, would show that it was in the nature of an appeal made by the employees union to the members of the union and the contract workers and land losers and employees. The various demands pertaining to the service benefits are narrated in the said pamphlet besides conveying the decision to go on strike. It is also stated that a strike notice was issued on 14.12.2009 but subsequently the proposed strike was postponed due to initiation of re-conciliatory proceedings by the authorities concerned. The pamphlet, which is stated to have been distributed, does not disclose any incriminating material so as to attract the ingredients of the alleged offences under Sections 505 and 506 IPC. Except making certain demands and making an appeal to the co-workers to support the agitation and participate therein to secure the said demands, the pamphlet does not contain any offending messages or literature so as to attract the ingredients of the offences under Sections 505 and 506 IPC. Continuance of further proceedings in pursuance of the F.I.R.No.106 of 2009 of Aswapuram Police Station, is nothing but abuse of process of law. 5. In the circumstances, it is held that further investigation against the petitioners/A-1 to A-3 in pursuance of F.I.R.No.106 of 2009 of Aswapuram Police Station, Khammam District is not warranted and the same is liable to be quashed and is accordingly quashed. 6. In the result, the criminal petition is allowed as stated above. ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 13th October, 2011 Lrkm