IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1706 OF 2010 Between: Shastrula Kiran Kumar ……Petitioner – Accused No.3 AND The State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1706 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Shastrula Kiran Kumar, accused No.3, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.102 of 2010 of Sanjeevareddy Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences under Sections 323, 448 & 354 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. A reading of the complaint shows that perhaps no offence under Section 354 IPC is constituted against the petitioner. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner alone shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 4. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J February 25, 2010. PV