THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11731 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court by way of invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings against them in Crime.No.243 of 2010 of Madanapalle Taluk Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 384, 427, 448, 147, 148 and 149 IPC and 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Heard. Earlier this Court granted interim stay only for a period of four weeks. Subsequently, the same was not extended. But the respondent-police have not chosen to arrest the petitioners and they have not proceeded with the investigation. Considering the fact that the case registered in the year 2010, after lapse of one year the question of arrest does not arise. Hence, the respondent - police are directed to complete the investigation without making arrest of the petitioners and file final report either way. With the above observation, the criminal petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ______________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 3rd November 2011, Rns.