IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.518 OF 2010 Between: Palachani Janardhan Reddy & 6 others ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.1, 4 to 8 & 10 AND The State, Rep. by Sub-Inspector of Police, Machumarri Police Station, Kurnool District, through Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.518 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners, accused Nos.1, 4 to 8 & 10 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.3 of 2010 of Machumarri Police Station, Kurnool District, registered for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 324 and 307 read with 149 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. A reading of the complaint, prima facie would not reveal any offence under Section 307 IPC. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that 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 charge sheet, if any. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J January 27, 2010. PV