IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.4850 of 2002 Between: 1 K.ramachandra Murthy S/o. Sanyasaiah R/o. Plot No. 418, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, R.R.District. 2 K.ramabrahman S/o. Krishna Murthy R/o. Plot No. 219, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 3 B.s.c.Bose S/o.B.satyanarayana Reddy R/o. Plot No. 416 HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 4 I.V.Srinivasa Rao S/o. I.V.Chinna Rao R/o. Plot No. 336, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 5 M.Rajagopal S/o. M.Narayana R/o. Plot No. 228 HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 6 S.Krishna Moorthy S/o.Galaiah R/o. Plot No. 423, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 7 N.Veeraiah S/o. Narasaiah R/o. Plot No. 400, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 8 M.Venugopal Reddy S/o. M.Srisailam Reddy R/o. Plot No. 223, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 9 D.Ramachandra Rao S/o. D.Subba Rao R/o. Plot No. 369, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 10 G.Mohan Rao S/o. Chanchaiah R/o. Plot No. 78, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 11 G.Koteswara Rao S/o. G.Venkateswara Rao R/o. Plot No. 44, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 12 C.Mahender Reddy S/o. Janardhan Reddy R/o. Plot No. 86, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 13 KRK Reddy S/o. KRK Reddy Plot No. 194, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 14 S.Nageswara Rao S/o. Narasimha Rao Plot No. 360, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 15 P.V.Ramana Murthy S/o. Rama Murthy Plot No. 189, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 16 R.Surender S/o. Vitoba Plot No. 397, HMT Satavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 State of A.P., Rep. by its SHO, Kukatpally PS, R.R.District. 2 M.ramulu, S/o. S.Sayanna Plot No. 83, HMT Shatavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 3 HMT Shatavahana Nagar Welfare Association, Rep. by its Secretary Shri K.Venkateswar Rao, Community Hall, HMT Shatavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 4 Shri K.Venkateswar Rao Secretary, HMT Shatavahana Nagar Welfare Association, Plot No. 27, HMT Shatavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. 5 Dr.K.Sudhakar Reddy President, HMT Shatavahana Nagar Welfare Association, Community Hall, Plot No.367, HMT Shatavahana Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, R.R.District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari, quashing the report of the 1st respondent culminated in FIR No. 116/2002 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, West and South, R.R.District at Saroornagar, and pass Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.M.SIVANANDA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.4850 of 2002 ORDER: Petitioners seek to quash FIR No.116 of 2002 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, West and South, Ranga Reddy District at Saroornagar. A counter has been filed stating that pursuant to the private complaint filed by the 2nd respondent, the Judicial First Class Magistrate, West and South, Ranga Reddy District, referred the said complaint under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C to the 1st respondent for enquiry and report. Based on which, a case in Cr.No.116 of 2002 was registered for the offence punishable under Section 3(2) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The investigation has been made and none of the witnesses supported the case of the complainant. But, in view of the interim order of this court, dated 18-03-2002, further investigation has been stopped. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to complete the enquiry, without arresting the petitioners, and file a final report. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 02-04-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MADHURI}