THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.377 OF 2010 Dated : 27.01.2010 Between : N.Bashaiah ….. Petitioner/Accused a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.377 OF 2010 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioner/Accused seeking to quash the proceedings in crime No.1 of 2010 of Yacharam, Police Station, Ranga Reddy District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3 (1) (x) of SC & ST (POA) Act. 2) Heard. 3) Material on record reveals previous rivalry between petitioner’s group and complainant’s group and both groups were prosecuted in S.T.C.No.89 of 2007 by the IV Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Ibrahimpatnam. 4) The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that on account of political rivalry, a false complaint has been given. As the allegations against the petitioner are required to be investigated into, proceedings against the petitioner cannot be quashed at this stage. 5) However, as a reading of the complaint also shows that the alleged incident has taken place without any provocation, which looks somewhat unnatural, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. Investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation shall go on. 6) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 27th January, 2010 SUR