THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9681 OF 2009 Dated : 19.11.2009 Between : P.Venkata Subbaiah & others ….. Petitioners/Accused a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9681 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/Accused seeking to quash proceedings in crime No.137 of 2008 of Dagadarthi Police Station, Nellore District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 143, 447 and 188 read with Section 34 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) The allegation against the petitioners is that in spite of direction of this Court in W.P.No.26022 of 2008 dated 28.11.2008 to maintain Status Quo, petitioners entered the land in Sy.No.1/1 at Damavaram and thereby violated the orders of this Court. 4) The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that as on the date of Status quo order, the petitioners were in possession of the schedule land and by virtue of the Status Quo order they are entitled to continue the possession. But, in W.P.M.P.No.34049 of 2008 in W.P.No.26022 of 2008 nowhere reference is made to the effect that the petitioners are in possession of the schedule land and as such the contention of the petitioners that they are in possession of the land cannot be accepted, which has to be investigated into by the investigating officer. Therefore, at this stage as the investigation is still in progress, proceedings against the petitioners cannot be quashed. 5) However, considering the nature of allegations, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation shall go on. Further, the petitioners shall report before the Station House Officer, P.S.Dagadarthi, on every Sunday between 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. for two months to enable the Police to complete the investigation. 6) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 19th November, 2009 SUR