IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9537 OF 2009 Between: 1. Settybalija Adivappa 2. Settybalija Venkatesh ……Petitioners – accused Nos.1 and 2 AND The State of A.P. Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9537 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Settybalija Adivappa and Settybalija Venkatesh, respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.79 of 2009 of C. Belagal Police Station, Kurnool District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and 324 read with 34 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, 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. 4. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 16, 2009. PV