IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH : HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH (7TH) DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Criminal Petition No.10699 of 2010 Between: G.Suvarnamma … Petitioner And: The State of A.P., through Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Criminal Petition No.10699 of 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the proceedings against the petitioner in Cr.No.58 of 2010 of Penumuru PS, Chittoor district. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondent 2 to 5. Perused the record. 3. Based on the complaint given by the 2nd respondent, the police registered a case in Cr.No.58 of 2010 against the petitioner for the offence under section 3(1)(x) of the SC, ST (POA) Act. According to the complainant, her son P. Muneiah has been working as village servant in the office of the Mandal Revenue Office, Penumuru and that the petitioner who is working as Tahsildar, has been taking bribe from some people secretly and the complainant’s son noticed the same and suspecting that he may reveal the same to the public, the petitioner started abusing the complainant’s son in the name of his caste and on 09.10.2010 the complainant’s son unable to bear the insult consumed pesticides and attempted to commit suicide. It is stated that the complainant’s son was admitted to hospital and survived. 4. Having regard to the seriousness of the allegation and gravity of the offence made in the complaint, the matter requires thorough investigation so as to ascertain the truth or otherwise of the said allegation. It is therefore considered that further investigation in Cr.No.58 of 2010 is not liable to be quashed by invoking the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 5. It is well settled principle of law that the inherent powers of the court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. have to be exercised with due care, caution and circumspection and cannot be invoked to thwart the investigation, especially, when there are specific allegations prima- facie attracting the ingredients of the offences alleged. In the present case, it is considered that there are absolutely no valid or justifiable grounds to invoke the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash further proceedings in Cr.No.58 of 2010 of Penumuru PS, inasmuch as specific allegations have been made against the petitioner showing prima-facie case against him. 6. In the facts and the circumstances of the case, the investigation shall go on, however, the petitioner shall not be arrested till the conclusion of investigation or filing of the charge sheet. With the above direction, the criminal petition is dismissed. ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 07.12.2010 bss