IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9165 OF 2009 Between: 1. Lekkala China Masthan Naidu 2. Lekkala Mallikarjuna 3. Lekkala Ashok 4. Lekkala Peda Masthan Naidu 5. Lekkala Prasad Naidu 6. Lekkala Ramesh Naidu ……Petitioners - accused No.1 to 6 AND The State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9165 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners, accused Nos.1 to 6 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.100 of 2009 of Ozili Police Station, Ozili Mandal, SPSR Nellore District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 447, 427 & 506 IPC and 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Heard. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 4. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 5, 2009. PV