IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6305 of 2010 Between: Garapati Acharyulu and 39 others ..... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED And State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad and another .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6305 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in Cr.No.112 of 1998 of Police Station Jeelugumilli, West Godavari District registered for the offences punishable under Section 143, 147, 307, 324, 188 r/w.149 of IPC. Heard both sides. The learned counsel for the petitioners/Accused submitted that the above crime is foisted against the petitioners at the instance of local politicians, though no offence took place as alleged by the de facto complainant. The learned counsel representing on behalf of the learned Addl.Public Prosecutor submitted that investigation is in progress. On perusal of the entire material available on record, it is evident that the de facto complainant is the S.I.Police, Jeelugumalli. According to his version, all the petitioners/accused are alleged to have attacked the tribals to prevent them from entering into their lands and to harvest the crop and when the police personnel tried to control the situation, the petitioners/accused beat the police personnel and others. The allegations in the F.I.R made out prima facie case against the petitioners/accused. In the circumstances, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused in the above referred crime by invoking the inherent powers under Sec.482 of Cr.P.C The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. Miscellaneous Petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. However, it is left open for the petitioners/accused to move the Court, if they are so advised. ____________________ B.N.RAO NALLA,J Dated: 20.10.2011 Dsr