THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9398 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in Crime No. 226 of 2009 on the file of the Station House Officer, Jangareddigudem Police Station, West Godavari District, wherein the petitioner was arrayed as Accused No.4 for the offences punishable under Sections 304-A, 323 and 324 of I.P.C. and 3(i)(x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as far as the first accused in the case is concerned, this Court has already granted stay in Criminal Petition No. 11223 of 2010. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that the investigation is already completed and charge sheet is also filed in the case. Neither the counsel for the petitioner nor the learned Additional Public Prosecutor are in a position to inform the Court as to whether any N.B.Ws. are pending against the petitioner. In view of the fact that the investigation is already completed and charge sheet has also been filed in the case, this Court is of the view that this criminal petition has become infructuous. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. However, if the petitioner apprehends arrest in the hands of the respondent-police on the basis of the N.B.Ws. issued by the trial Court, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the trial Court and file an application to recall the N.B.W. and on filing of such an application, the trial Court is directed to recall the same and the petitioner is also directed to execute a bond for Rs.1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand Only) with one surety for the likesum to the satisfaction of the said trial Court. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated :10th October, 2011 pnb