IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7060 OF 2009 BETWEEN: Ravinder Kanna Rao @ Salver Kanna Rao S/o. Sankaraiaha …. Petitioner/Accused AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, through SHO, Ghatkesar PS., Cyberabad District, represented by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2. ChilguriSailu S/o. Muthaiah …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7060 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Ravinder Kanna Rao @ Salver Kanna Rao – sole accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.280 of 2007 of Ghatkesar Police Station, Cyberabad District registered for the offences under Sections 3 (1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Heard. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is of abusing the de facto complainant Chilguri Sailu, respondent No.2 herein, who is working as Village Sarpanch, Edulabad Village in filthy language and by caste. 4. The contention of the petitioner is that the de facto complainant has encroached his land and when he questioned the same, this false case is filed against him. 5. A reading of the complaint shows that there was some dispute between the parties with regard to a land. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of the result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of the charge sheet, if any. 7. With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. _____________________ November 26, 2009 P. SWAROOP REDDY, J KTL