IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE 26th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2009 CRIMINAL PETITION No.5998 of 2009 Between: Busa Buchaiah ….PETITIONER(S) a n d State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad through SHO, P.S., Karimnagar (Rural), Karimnagar District and another ….RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5998 of 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.217 of 2009 of Karimnagar Rural Police Station, Karimnagar District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3(1)(xv) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 2. Heard. 3. The contention of the learned counsel for petitioner is that no offence as alleged is made out as the ingredients required to constitute the offence are not made out from the averments of the report. The contention of the learned counsel for second respondent is that in the report there are allegations of using abusive words naming the caste of the de facto complainant as such the ingredients required to constitute the offence are very much present. From the averments of the report, it appears that the present case is an offshoot of the civil disputes pending between the parties. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of the charge sheet, if any. 5. The Criminal Petition is accordingly, disposed of. ________________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 26th October 2009 CVRK