HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.4166 of 2009 Date: October 01, 2010 Between: R.D. Narayana Chetty. … Petitioner/ Accused And 1. The State of A.P., rep. By the Public Prosecutor, High Court Of A.P., Hyderabad & another. … Respondents/ Complainant * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.4166 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner/accused seeks quashing of FIR in crime No.80 of 2008 of Nagulapuram Police Station, Chittoor District. 2. Originally he was accused of offence punishable under Section 16 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 and Section 374 IPC. The petitioner surrendered before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Sathyavedu on 20.12.2008 and he was remanded to judicial custody; and on the same day he was ordered to be released on bail on furnishing personal bond for Rs.5,000/- together with two sureties for the like sum each. The report in this case is given by the Tahsildar, Nagulapuram Mandal when facts therein were brought to his notice by members of International Justice Mission based at Chennai about labourers working in the petitioner’s rice mill. During investigation, the police added offences punishable under Sections 354, 342, 323, 506, 509 IPC and Section 3 (i) (x) of the Schedules Castes and Scheduled Tribes (prevention of atrocities) Act, 1989. On perusal of copy of FIR and other investigation record placed before this Court, I do not find any valid or legal reasons to quash FIR and to stall the investigation. 3. The petitioner’s counsel apprehended that because of adding new sections of penal law, the petitioner may be again arrested in this crime; and prayed for certain reliefs to the petitioner on this aspect. It is contended that none of the alleged victims gave any report to the police on the alleged incidents. 4. In the result, the petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to surrender before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Sathyavedu again in the same crime on or before 19.10.2010, in which event he shall be released on regular bail on furnishing personal bond for Rs.10,000/- together with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the same Magistrate. ___________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J Date: October 01, 2010. BSB