THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1339 of 2010 Dated : 19.02.2010 Between : V.P.Subba Rao ….. Petitioner a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1339 OF 2010 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner-Accused seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.140 of 2010 of Sanjeevareddy Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3 (1)(x) of SC & ST (POA) Act and Section 506 IPC. 2) Heard. 3) A reading of the complaint reveals that when the de facto complainant demanded the petitioner-accused to pay the arrears of rent, petitioner abused her in the name of her caste. 4) As the allegations against the petitioner are specific as per complaint and as the investigation is still in progress, it is not at all a fit case for quashing the proceedings against the petitioner at this stage of investigation. 5) However, considering the circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of investigation can go on. 6) With above direction, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 19th February, 2010 SUR