IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9698 OF 2009 Between: K. Nageshwar Reddy ……Petitioner – accused AND The State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9698 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner K. Nageshwar Reddy, accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.61 of 2009 of Kodandapur(FCR) Police Station, Mahabubnagar District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3(i)(v)(ix)&(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Heard. 3. There appears to be some land dispute between the parties and the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that on account of that land dispute the false complaint is given against him. There is material on record to show that there is some land dispute between the parties. 4. In the circumstances, 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 admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 20, 2009. PV