THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1437 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.17 of 2011 of Elkathurthy Police Station, Karimnagar District, registered for an offence under Sections 186 IPC and 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989(for short ‘the Act’) based on the report given by the de facto complainant. Heard both sides. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in order to attract an offence under Section 3(1)(X) of the Act, the complaint has been drafted whereby the accused after knowing the caste of the complainant, scolded him by mentioning the caste name, which clearly shows the malafide intention of the complainant. This Court is of the view that the said contention can be enquired by the investigating agency. This Court is not inclined to quash the crime at this stage. In any event, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances, the investigation agency is directed to strictly follow the provisions under Section 41 of Cr.P.C. as per the latest amendments. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 15th February 2011, Rns.