IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9036 OF 2009 Between: 1. D. Rajeswara Rao 2. Ch. Srinivasulu 3. D. Vishnuvardana Rao 4. D. Ramanaih ……Petitioners – accused Nos.1 to 4 AND State of A.P., Through Station House Officer, Pamur Police Station, Pamur, Prakasam District, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9036 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners D. Rajeswara Rao, Ch. Srinivasulu, D. Vishnuvardana Rao and D. Ramanaiah, accused Nos.1 to 4, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.123 of 2009 of Pamur Police Station, Prakasam District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Heard. 3. A reading of the complaint shows that there is possibility of the complaint being untrue, as there were no elections, as reported by the learned counsel for the petitioners, when the alleged incident has taken place. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 2, 2009. NOTE: Dispatch the order by tomorrow. (B/O) PV