IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.DURGA PRASAD CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3226 OF 2008 Date:17.03.2011 Between:- Girada Adinarayana and others. .. Petitioners. A N D The State of A.P., Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another .. Respondents. The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for petitioners. None represents on behalf of the 2nd respondent. 2. This is a petition filed under Section 482 Criminal Procedure Code (for short Cr.P.C.) for quashing the proceedings in Crime No.17 of 2007 of Santhakaviti Police Station of Srikakulam District. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners had pleaded that basing on the omnibus allegations made against the accused, the above said crime was registered under Section 3 (1) (ii) (x) of S.Cs & S.Ts (P.O.A) Act, 1989 and under Sections 448, 324, 509 read with 34 IPC. With regard to the offence under Section 3 (1) (x) of S.Cs & S.Ts (POA) Act, it is alleged in the complaint by the complainants that all the accused have abused them as “ ” i.e. by their caste. The learned counsel for the petitioners brought to the notice of this Court that earlier A.9, A.10 and A.15 already filed a Criminal Petition for quashing of the said crime and the learned Single Judge in Criminal Petition No.6730 of 2007 had quashed the proceedings in respect of the offence under Section 3 (1) (x) of S.Cs & S.Ts (POA) Act, 1989 and directed to continue the investigation in respect of offences under Sections 448, 324, 509 read with 34 IPC. Since the petitioners were also on the same footing as 2nd respondent has made similar allegations against the petitioners also and as the offence under Section 3 (1) (x) of S.Cs & S.Ts (POA) Act, 1989 was quashed against A.9, A.10 and A.15, the present petitioners are also entitled for the same relief. Moreover, the complaint does not disclose specific allegations against each of the accused; only omnibus allegations were made against them. 4. Hence, the proceedings against the present petitioners i.e. A.1 to A.8, A.11 to A.14 and A.16 to A.22 are quashed for the offence under Section 3 (1) (x) of S.Cs & S.Ts (POA) Act, 1989 and the investigation in respect of the offences under Sections 448, 324, 509 read with 34 IPC shall continue. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. _______________________ P.DURGA PRASAD, J 17th March, 2011 KSP