THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.10309 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners/A-1 & A-3 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.68 of 2011 of Muthukur Police Station, Nellore District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323 and 506 IPC and Sections 3 (1) (i) & 3 (1) (x) of SC & ST (POA) Act. The allegation against the petitioners is that they abused the defacto complainant, the 1st respondent herein, by taking his caste name and also beat him with hands and legs. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that as the de facto complainant tried to erect huts in the house sites allotted to the petitioners, the same was questioned by the petitioners, and in retaliation to that action, the present false complaint is lodged against the petitioners. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent State submitted that the subject lands are Government lands. Since the material on record prima facie reveals allegations against the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation. But at the same time, as there is possibility of settlement of the matter between the parties, the investigating officer is directed to complete the investigation of the case without making arrest of the petitioners herein. The Criminal Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 08.11.2011 v v