THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7826 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash the proceedings against them in S.C.No.38 of 2011 in P.R.C.No.10 of 2011 of Bireddipalli Mandal Police Station, Chittoor District, where in they are arrayed as Accused 1 to 28 for the offence punishable under Sections 448, 506, 427 read with 34 IPC and 3(1)(X) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Heard. It is the case of the complainant, who belongs to Harijana caste, that on 20.11.2010 at about 8.00p.m. all the accused came to their house and abused the inmates of her house and damaged the house hold articles and also pelted brick stones on their house and abused them by touching their caste suspecting that her brother-in-law, by name Nataraj eloped one Manjula who belongs to Valmiki community. She further contended that all the accused went to their relatives’ houses also and pelted brick stones on their houses also. Hence, she filed the present complaint and prays to take necessary action against the accused. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are no way concerned with the alleged offence. Even as per complaint also, there are no specific allegations towards the abusing words touching the caste, against the petitioners. The alleged occurrence took place on 20.11.2010, whereas the complaint lodged on 24.11.2010, which itself shows that the complaint is lodged with false allegations. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the proceedings in the above case against the petitioners may be quashed. This Court is of the view that the above contentions are to be decided at the time of trial only and this Court is not inclined to interfere with the trial at this stage. However, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel and also considering the age, the presence of petitioners 1, 2, 3, 9 and 14 before the trial Court is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for the same and they shall properly be represented through their counsel. As far as the other petitioners are concerned, they are directed to face the trial. With above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 29th August 2011 Rns