THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11577 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.167 of 2011 of Anantapalli Police Station, West Godavari District, registered for the oﬀences punishable under Sections 342, 324 and 506 read with Section 34 IPC and Section 3 (1) (x) of SCs & STs (POA) Act. Heard. It appears, earlier the petitioners/accused lodged a complaint against the husband of the de facto complainant herein and, aggrieved thereby, the present complaint is lodged against the petitioners. Admittedly, the investigation in the present crime is not yet completed. On perusing the case record and after hearing the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and the Additional Public Prosecutor, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation at this stage as the matter needs investigation by the Investigating Agency. In any event, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the respondent police are directed to complete the investigation of the case without making arrest of the petitioners. The Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition are closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated :22-11-2011 v v