THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Criminal Petition No.7726 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner apprehends arrest in Crime No.85 of 2009 of Sekhinetipalli Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the offence under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 (i)(x) of S.Cs. and S.Tc. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The petitioner is accused of abusing the second de facto-complainant by naming his caste. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the Respondent/State. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the second de facto-complainant has been set up by the first de facto-complainant so as to implicate the petitioner for the offences punishable under the provisions of the S.Cs. and S.Ts. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on the other hand, opposed the application. As per Section 18 of the S.Cs. and S.Tc. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, provisions of Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code shall not apply to the persons committed an offence under the Act. Such is the situation, the petitioner is not entitled to anticipatory bail. Therefore, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to surrender himself before the concerned Court and move an application seeking regular bail, in which event, the concerned Court shall dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible. __________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. 24th September, 2009. skmr