THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6191 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in F.I.R. No.67 of 2010 of Manubolu P.S., Manubolu, S.P.S., Nellore District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3 (1)(x) of the S.Cs and S.Ts (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the alleged offence did not occur in any place within public view as ‘public place’ as defined in the said Act and hence he prays to allow the petition. Even though the notice served on the 2nd respondent/defacto- complainant, she did not appear before this Court and hence she is not interested to prosecute the matter further. However, in view of the nature of the allegations made in the complaint, the Station House Officer, Manubolu P.S., Manubolu, S.P.S., Nellore District, is directed to complete the investigation of the case, without making any arrest of the petitioners and file the final report either way and the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the same, if they are aggrieved with the final report before the appropriate Forum by invoking appropriate provision of law. With the above observations, the criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous Petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. _________________ RAJA ELANGO,J Date:20.10.2011. Gk. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6191 of 2010 Date: 20.10.2011. Gk.