IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE 10th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2009 CRIMINAL PETITION No.1681 of 2009 Between: P. Harinatha Babu ….PETITIONER(S) a n d The state of A.P., rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and others ….RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1681 of 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner to quash the proceedings against him in S.C.No.3 of 2009 on the file of the III Additional District Judge, Vijayawada, arising out of Crime No.76 of 2007 of Railway Police Station, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Heard. 3. A perusal of the statement of the complainant recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, clearly reveals that there is prima facie material, which attracts the offence referred to above. Thus, there are absolutely no grounds to quash the proceedings at this stage. The criminal petition is, therefore, devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. 4. The criminal petition is, accordingly, dismissed at the stage of admission. However, the trial Court is directed to dispose of the case expeditiously in any event not later than six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ________________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 10th November 2009 CVRK