THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Criminal Petition No.8250 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner apprehends arrest in Crime No.102 of 2009 of Phirangipuram Police Station registered for the offence under Section 3(1)(x) of S.C/S.T(P.O.A) Act, 1989. 2. The accusation made against the petitioner is that he abused the defacto complainant naming his caste on 16.9.2009 at about 2 pm. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submit that the petitioner has been staying at Guntur and there was no occasion for him to go to the place, where the defacto complainant has been working. A further submission has been made that the defacto complainant having grudge against the petitioner resorted to implicate him for an offence under the provisions of the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 so as to see that he is arrested and he is defamed in the society. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 6. As per Section 18 of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the provisions of Section 438 are not made applicable. Therefore, the petitioner does not deserve for anticipatory bail. However, the petitioner is at liberty to surrender himself before the concerned Court and move an application seeking regular bail, in which event, the concerned Court has to consider the same and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible, preferably on the same day. _____________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Dt.15-10-2009 RAR THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Criminal Petition No.8250 of 2009 DATED : 15-10-2009