THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1676 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.9 of 2011 of K.Nagar Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 427, 506 of IPC read with 149 of IPC and 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989(for short ‘the Act’) based on the report given by the de facto complainant. Heard both sides. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the entire reading of the complaint does not disclose any offence, more particularly, an offence under Section 3(1)(X) of the Act. This Court also perused the complaint. There is no allegation to attract the offence punishable under Section 3(1)(X) of the Act. As far as the other offences are concerned, they are not serious in nature. However, as the case is under investigation, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings at this stage. In any event, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances, the investigation agency is directed to strictly follow the amendments made under Section 41 of Cr.P.C. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 22nd February 2011, Rns.