IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.4540 of 2010 DATE: 20.10.2011 Between: Tadi Yesubabu …… Petitioner And State of AP rep. by Public Prosecutor and another …..Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.4540 of 2010 ORDER : The petitioner/A-1 is accused of offence punishable under Section 420, 506 I.P.C and Section 3(i)(x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. It is alleged that A-1 and his brother in pursuance of a plan, obtained 25 sovereigns of gold and cash of Rs.3,00,000/- from the 2nd respondent/defacto- complainant promising to do finance business with the said amount and money obtained by pledging the gold and that they promised to give Rs.10,00,000/- and that they did not comply with the same in pursuance of their plan. It is further alleged that on 28.02.2010 the petitioner and his brother obstructed the 2nd respondent and his mother and abused them in the name of their Mala caste and challenged them to report to anybody they intended and that they also threatened them with dire consequences. The entire allegations involved questions of fact which this Court may not be in a position to deal with in this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. I do not find any valid or legal grounds to quash F.I.R at its threshold. 2) In the result, the petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner/A-1 shall not be arrested pending investigation and until filing of charge sheet. _______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J October 20, 2011 ksh