IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7818 OF 2009 Between: 1. P. Bangaru Muni Reddy 2. B. Bala Chenna Reddy 3. Nandam Subbaiah 4. B. Penchalaiah 5. Chintakunta Shaik Khaja Mohiuddin ……Petitioners – Accused AND The State of A.P., through the Station House Officer, Proddatur One Town Police Station, Kadapa District, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7818 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners, accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.116 of 2009 of Proddatur One Town Police Station, Kadapa District, registered for the offences under Sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and 509 & 506 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. Notice is not served on respondent No.2. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioners herein alone shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 4 . With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 8, 2009. PV