HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5635 of 2011 Dated 13.7.2011 Between: K.Rama Kumari @ Rama Devi. …Petitioner. And: The State of A.P. represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and another. …Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5635 of 2011 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. 2. The allegations in the F.I.R. do show that the petitioner has abused the defacto complainant in the name of his caste. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner pointed out that ingredients that are necessary for constituting offence punishable under Section 3 (i) (xii) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (For short, ‘the Act’) are absent in this case and therefore, the F.I.R. should be quashed. It is difficult to accept this contention as the allegations prima facie show the said offence. 4. It may be noted that whether the ingredients are there or not is a matter to be decided by the Investigating Agency after completion of investigation. Hence, this is not a fit case for interference under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and the relief for quashing the F.I.R. is rejected. 5. The petitioner’s counsel, however, pointed out that the petitioner is a lady and the defacto complainant and the petitioner have been neighbours for a considerable length of time. In the circumstances, custodial interrogation of the petitioner may not be necessary. 6. Hence, the police shall take a decision regarding arrest of the petitioner depending upon the result of investigation. 7. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of. _________________________ Justice N.RAVI SHANKAR Dated 13.7.2011 *Dvs. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5635 of 2011 Dated 13.7.2011 *Dvs.