HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11048 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against him in Crime No.115 of 2011 of P.S.Nadendla, Guntur District. Heard and perused the record. The offences alleged against the petitioner are punishable under Section 324 IPC and Section 3 (1) (x) of SC & ST (POA) Act. Admittedly, the matter is still at the stage of investigation. Further, the complaint prima facie reveals some allegations against the petitioner. Hence, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings against the petitioner, at this stage. In any event, since the offences arose out of civil disputes and considering the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that there is every possibility of settlement between the parties and if the petitioner is arrested at this stage that will cause prejudice to the future settlement between the parties, the police are hereby directed to complete the investigation without making arrest of the petitioner and, after completion of investigation, to file a final report either way before the competent Court. With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed. _____________ RAJA ELANGO, J 9th November, 2011 v v HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Criminal Petition No.10418 of 2011 (Disposed of) 31st October, 2011 cbs