IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1400 OF 2010 Between: Smt. M. Vijaya Laxmi ……Petitioner – Accused No.4 AND The State of A.P., through Malakpet Police Station, Hyderabad, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1400 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Smt. M. Vijaya Laxmi, accused No.4, seeking to quash the proceedings against her in Crime No.42 of 2010 of Malakpet Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence under Section 376 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The victim girl Kumari Jopaka Pushpa Latha was an inmate of a Government School for blinds and accused No.1, who hails from her place and may be a distant relative to her, came to the hostel of the victim, stayed there and during midnight committed rape on her against her will. 4. The allegations against the petitioner, who is Head Mistress of the school, are under Sections 109 & 202 IPC. According to the complaint, the petitioner and the warden of the hostel hushed up the incident. Perhaps, the petitioner at the most would be liable for the offence under Section 202 IPC and not even under Section 109 IPC. 5. In the circumstances and as the statement of the victim girl recorded by the police does not reveal that she has informed the principal about the incident, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner – accused No.4 alone shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J February 22, 2010. PV