THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9250 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioners/A3, A4, A5, A6, A9 and A10 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in FIR No.44 of 2011 on the file of Ramachandrapuram Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3 (1) (x) of ST/ST (POA) Act, 1989. Heard. On a perusal of the First Information Report, it is seen that the offence alleged against the petitioners is punishable under Section 3 (1) (x) of ST/ST (POA) Act, 1989, and there is no provision for anticipatory bail. Considering the same, the investigating officer is directed to complete the investigation of the case without making arrest of the petitioners herein and file final report either way. The Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 29th September, 2011 v v