THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.11572 OF 2010 DATED: 23-11-2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing further proceedings in P.R.C.No.97 of 2010 on the file of the learned Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anantapur, against the petitioners-A1 to A7. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the 1st respondent-State. Perused the record. 3. Petitioners-A1 to A7 are accused of the offences under Sections 147, 148, 324, 448,509 r/w 149 IPC and Section 3 (1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (for brevity, ‘the Act’). 4. On a complaint given by the 2nd respondent herein, the police, I Town police station, Anantapur registered a case in Cr.No.199 of 2010 and after due investigation filed charge sheet, which was taken cognizance in P.R.C.No.97 of 2010. Earlier, petitioners filed Crl.P.No.4432 of 2010 for quashing the investigation. This Court by order, dated 20-05-2010, granted interim stay of arrest of the petitioners in Cr.No.199 of 2010. Subsequently, police have investigated into the case and filed charge sheet, wherein specific allegations are made against the petitioners pertaining to the alleged offence under Section 3 (1) (x) of the Act. It is specifically alleged in the complaint and also stated in the charge sheet that petitioners abused the complainant in the name of caste. The truth or otherwise of the said allegations cannot be gone into at this stage and it is a matter to be appreciated on the evidence that may be adduced during the course of trial. 5. Having regard to the nature of the offence alleged and in view of the fact that specific allegations are made in the charge sheet, it is considered not a fit case to invoke the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash further proceedings in P.R.C.No.97 of 2010 on the file of the learned Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anantapur. 6. In the result, Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 23rd November, 2010. Tsy