THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No :12390 of 2010 DATED:14-12-2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing further investigation in Cr.No.221 of 2007 of III Town police station, Rajahmundry. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the 1st respondent-State. None appeared for the 2nd respondent. Perused the records. 3. Based on a complaint given by the 2nd respondent, police registered a case in Cr.No.221 of 2007 against the petitioners-A1 and A2 alleging offences under Section 448 IPC and Section 3(1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes ( Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. According to the complainant, she belongs to Scheduled Tribe and that the 1st petitioner-A1 was a friend of her father-in-law and A1 was making attempts to forcibly evict the complainant from her house under the guise that the complainant’s father-in-law vowed some debt to A1 and that the complainant’s father-in-law died having become vexed with the harassment of A1. It is further alleged that on 19-02-2004 A1 and his son-in-law- A2 trespassed into the house of the complainant in the absence of her husband and abused her in filthy language in the name of their caste and threatened to forcibly evict them from the house. The complaint discloses specific allegations against the petitioners to the effect that they trespassed into the house of the complainant and abused her in the name of their caste and also threatened and intimidated her. 4. Having regard to the nature of the offence alleged and the specific allegations made in the complaint, prima facie, attracting the offences alleged, it is considered not a fit case to quash further investigation in Cr.No.221 of 2007 by invoking the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and the investigation shall therefore go on to ascertain the truth or otherwise of the allegations made in the complaint. However, petitioner-A1 may not be arrested till completion of the investigation and filing of the charge sheet, if any. 5. In the result, Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY,J 14th December, 2010. Tsy