IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.9847 of 2010 Between:- Kum. K.T.Padmaja …Petitioner A n d The State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another …Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.9847 of 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C for quashing further proceedings against the petitioner/accused in Cr.No.125 of 2010 of Mahabubnagar II Town Police Station, Mahabubnagar. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the second respondent. Perused the record. 3. Basing on the complaint given by the second respondent, the police registered a case in Cr.No.125 of 2010 against the petitioner for the offence under Section 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The petitioner is working as Deputy Commissioner of Labour and the second respondent is stated to be working in the same office as a subordinate staff. According to the complainant, on 31-05-2010 at about 04-40 P.M., the complainant was called into the chambers of the petitioner along with a file and when the complainant took the file, the petitioner threw the file on his face and abused him in the name of his caste and insulted him in the presence of two Advocates viz., Srinivas Reddy and Bhaskar. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the alleged incident is said to have taken place on 31- 05-2010, but the complaint was given on 22-06-2010 and there has been no reason or explanation offered by the complainant for the said delay. The learned counsel for the second respondent, on the other hand, would submit that, in fact, the complainant has given a complaint on 02-06-2010 itself but the police have not registered the F.I.R., based on said complaint and subsequently when he again enquired with the police on 22-06-2010, a fresh complaint was taken from him. A copy of the said complaint said to have been given by the complainant on 02-06-2010 is also filed as part of the material papers filed along with the petition to vacate the stay, but however, he has not filed any receipt or acknowledgement showing that such a complaint was given by him on 02-06-2010. 5. Be that as it may, whether the complainant has given the complaint immediately after the occurrence or was there any delay in giving the complaint and if so whether the said delay was duly explained or not, are all matters to be considered during the course of investigation. In view of the fact that specific allegations have been made by the complainant against the petitioner prima facie attracting the ingredients of the offence under Section 3 (i)(x) of the Act and in view of the fact that certain witnesses are also named in the F.I.R as having witnessed the alleged occurrence, it is considered that the matter requires further investigation so to ascertain the truth or otherwise of the allegations contained therein. 6. It is well settled that the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C have to be exercised with care, caution and circumspection and they cannot be invoked to thwart further investigation into the complaint, especially when the complaint makes specific allegations against the accused prima facie attracting the ingredients of the alleged offence. 7. It is, therefore, considered not a fit case to invoke the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C., and quash further proceedings against the petitioner/accused in Cr.No.125 of 2010 of Mahabubnagar II Town Police Station, Mahabubnagar. The investigation shall go on, but however, having regard to the fact that the petitioner is a Government employee working as Deputy Commissioner of Labour and in the event of her arrest, she runs the risk of losing the job, it is considered that she may not be arrested till the conclusion of investigation and filing of the charge sheet, if any. 8. In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed, with the above direction. _____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 07th December, 2010 Lrkm.