THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5561 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing further proceedings in FIR No.56 of 2010 of Tirumalagiri Police Station, Nalgonda District. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. Perused the record. The 2nd respondent herein filed a private complaint before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Suryapet, against the petitioner, alleging offence under Section 354 IPC. According to the complainant, some unknown persons committed theft of her she-buffalo and she went to the police station to give complaint, and the petitioner who is the Sub-Inspector of the Police Station, taking advantage of the fact that she was deserted by her husband, started making advances towards her and harassing her to have sexual relationship with him. It is further alleged that the complainant sent a complaint to the District Collector and also to the Superintendent of Police, but no action was taken. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the complainant was having illicit relationship with one G. Somi Reddy, a Police Constable of Tirumalagiri P.S., and, in connection with the investigation of another offence, the petitioner-Sub Inspector had an occasion to reprimand the said constable and sent a report against him to the higher authorities seeking disciplinary action and, based on the said report, G. Somi Reddy, Police Constable, was kept under suspension and, therefore, bearing grudge against the petitioner-Sub Inspector, the said constable got a false complaint filed through his concubine-the complainant. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that, after due enquiry, the Superintendent of Police, Nalgonda, submitted a report to the Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission, stating that the allegations in the complaint are false and no further action was needed against the petitioner. Having regard to the nature of the offence alleged and also the specific allegations made against the petitioner in the complaint, the truth or otherwise of which can come out only after due investigation, it is considered not a fit case to invoke the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C., and quash further proceedings in Crime No.56 of 2009. The concerned investigating officer is directed to complete the investigation expeditiously and file charge sheet or final report, as the case may be, before the concerned Court, at an early date. The petitioner, however, shall not be arrested till completion of the investigation. In the result, subject to the above direction, the criminal petition is dismissed. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 20th October, 2011 KSM