IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.10440 of 2009 DATE: 02.11.2011 Between: N.Murali and another …… Petitioners And T.M.Shoba Raju and another …..Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.10440 of 2009 ORDER : The petitioners 1 and 2/A-1 and A-2 are accused of offences punishable under Section 324 I.P.C and Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. On report given by the 1st respondent to the police, the police registered this crime. On perusal of the report it is evident that there are allegations in the report constituting ingredients for the above offences. The 1st respondent is stated to belong to Mala caste whereas A-1 and A-2 are stated to belong to other caste than scheduled caste or scheduled tribe. In the circumstances, I do not find any valid or legal reasons to quash the F.I.R at its threshold. 2) In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the investigating officer is directed not to arrest A- 1 and A-2 pending investigation and until filing of final report/charge sheet. _______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J November 2, 2011 ksh