IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1826 of 2008 Between: Bekkam Nageswara Reddy and two others … Petitioners And State of A.P., through S.H.O. and another … Respondents This Court made the following: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1826 of 2008 ORDER: - This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, “Cr.P.C.”), is filed to quash the proceedings in P.R.C.No.122 of 2007 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Allagadda. The charge sheet filed against the accused in P.R.C.No.122 of 2007, clearly discloses that when L.W.1 was distributing pensions to the beneficiaries at Gram Panchayat Office, Yalluni village, by mistake he paid an amount of Rs.400/- instead of Rs.200/- to L.W.6. When L.W.1 asked L.W.6 to hand over the excess amount of Rs.200/-, accused intervened and picked up a row with L.W.1 and when L.W.1 was giving explanation, they scolded him with their caste and so scolding beat him with hands, dragged him by caught hold of his shirt and threatened him with dire consequences and thereby committed an offence punishable under Sections 323, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under Sections 3(1) (x) of the S.Cs, S.Ts (POA) Act. When there is a specific allegation about the participation of the accused in beating L.W.1 with hands and scolding him in the name of their caste, the prosecution may be given an opportunity to prove its case. No grounds are made out for quashing the proceedings. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J 24th June 2010