IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6981 OF 2009 Between: Chundru Narayana Chowdari @ Abburao, S/o. Agasthiraju ……Petitioner - accused AND The State of A.P. through the Station House Officer, Angara Police Station, East Godavari District, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & 3 others ……Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6981 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Chundru Narayana Chowdari @ Abburao, accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.67of 2009 of Angara Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 506(2) IPC and 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. In spite of service of notice, none appeared on behalf of respondent Nos.2 to 4 - de facto complainants. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 10, 2009. PV