IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.12485 of 2010 Between:- Lakkapragada Srinivasa Rao …Petitioner A n d The State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and 4 others …Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.12485 of 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C for quashing further investigation against the petitioner/accused in Cr.No.125 of 2010 of Mudinepalli Police Station, Krishna, District. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Perused the record. 3. Based on a complaint given by respondents 2 to 4, the police registered a case against the petitioner/accused in Cr.No.125 of 2010 for the offence under Section 3(i) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. According to the complainants, the petitioner is working as Village Revenue Officer and that they approached him in connection with issuance of caste certificates for educational purpose and that the petitioner has been harassing them and when they questioned, the petitioner abused the complainants in the name of their caste, as the complainants belong to schedule caste mala community. 4. Having regard to the specific allegation made in the complaint to the effect that the petitioner abused the complainants in the name of their caste, the matter requires further investigation to ascertain the truth or otherwise of the said allegation. It is, therefore, considered not a fit case to invoke the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C., and quash further investigation in Cr.No.125 of 2010. The investigation shall, therefore, go on. However, having regard to the fact that the petitioner/accused is working as Village Revenue Officer, he may not be arrested till the conclusion of investigation and filing of the charge sheet, if any. 5. In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed, with the above direction. _____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 15th December, 2010 Note:: CC by tomorrow B/o Lrkm.