THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1293 OF 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner – accused seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.135 of 2009 of Peddemul Police Station, Peddemul Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3(1)(X) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Heard. 3. The petitioner is Upa-Sarpanch and the de facto complainant is Sarpanch. Even according to the complaint, the cheque power of the petitioner was removed. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that on account of the complaint given by the present petitioner about misappropriation of Rs.5 lakhs by the complainant, his cheque power was removed and for that reason a false complaint is given. 4. Considering the circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. However, investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of investigation shall go on. 5. The Criminal Petition is disposed of with the above direction. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. 19th February 2010, Rns.