THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2786 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in F.I.R.No.67 of 2011 on the file of Punganur Police Station, Punganur Town & Mandal, Chittoor District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 306 read with Section 34 IPC and Section 3 (II) (V) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The main contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners herein belong to Scheduled Caste, therefore, the provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act are not applicable to them. Learned counsel further submitted there is no inducement on the part of the petitioners and also no specific allegations are made against the petitioners. On perusal of the record and hearing the submissions of the learned counsel, this Court is of the view that this is a matter that requires to be investigated into by the police. As such, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation at this stage. The criminal petition is, accordingly, dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 29.03.2011 v v