IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8776 OF 2009 Between: A. Ravinder @ Ravi, S/o. late Eswaraiah ……Petitioner - accused AND State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8776 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner A. Ravinder @ Ravi – accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.268 of 2009 of Gopalapuram Police Station, Hyderabad registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short “SC and ST Act”) and 506 & 509 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 506 & 509 IPC and 3(i)(x) of the SC and ST Act and the complainant is not the alleged victim. 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 stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J October 28, 2009. PV