HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5367 of 2011 Dated 12.7.2011 Between: Smt. Rapa Purnima and another. …Petitioner. And: The State of A.P. represented by its Public Prosecutor and another. …Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5367 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed for quashing the F.I.R. in Crime No.205 of 2011 of Kancharapalem Police station, Visakhapatnam District. 2. The offence alleged is one punishable under Section 3 (i) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The 1st petitioner is stated to be the daughter-in-law of the defacto complainant i.e., wife of the 3rd son of the defacto complainant and the 2nd petitioner is stated to be the mother of the 1st petitioner. It is also seen that the defacto complainant belongs to the Scheduled Caste Community and the marriage of the 1st petitioner with his son, is obviously an inter-caste marriage. 3. The allegations in the F.I.R. do show that both the petitioners have abused the defacto complainant in the name of his caste and as such, there are no grounds to quash the F.I.R. and the investigating agency has to investigate the matter and take it for its logical end. It is brought to my notice that the 1st petitioner has got two minor children, out of whom one is school going. It is also seen from the allegations that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner may not be necessary. In the circumstances, the police can go ahead with the investigation in the matter but they may take a decision with regard to the arrest of the petitioners after completion of the investigation having regard to the provisions under section 41 of Cr.P.C. 4. This Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of at the admission stage in the above terms. _________________________ Justice N.RAVI SHANKAR Dated 12.7.2011. Dvs HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5367 of 2011 Dated 12.7.2011