THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5537 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking quashing of further proceedings in Cr.No.11 of 2010 of Rajoli police station, Mahaboobnagar District, registered for the offences under Sections 354 and 448 IPC and Section 3 (1) (xi) of the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ( for brevity, ‘the Act’). 2. Heard both sides. Perused the record. 3. On a complaint given by the 2nd respondent, police registered First Information Report No.11 of 2010 against the petitioners-A1 and A2 for the offences under Sections 354 and 448 IPC and Section 3 (1) (xi) of the Act. According to the complainant, she belongs to Scheduled Caste, Madiga community and that on the night of 14.03.2010 at about 1.00 a.m. when she was at home petitioners-A1 and A2 trespassed into her house pushing the door and attempted to commit rape on her ignoring her pleas and did not leave her and she could not resist because of her old age and that on hearing her cries, her brother’s son came there and mean while petitioners-A1 and A2 ran away. It is further alleged that on the next morning the complainant along with her brother and others questioned A1 about the previous night’s incident and A1 replied that they came to commit rape on her and did not express any regrets for his misbehaviour. It is further stated that when the complainant reported the incident to one Mallikarjuna Reddy and Krishna Reddy they sent for A1 and questioned him and he reiterated before them that they went to her house to have sexual intercourse with her. 4. As seen from the contents of the complaint, A1 did not feel any sense of shame nor did he repent for his misbehaviour and on the other hand he reiterated repeatedly that they intended to commit rape on her. Having regard to the serious nature of the offence alleged and also the specific allegations contained in the complaint, prima facie attracting the ingredients of the alleged offence, it is considered not a fit case to quash further investigation by invoking the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the complainant has since compromised with the petitioners-A1 and A2 and that she is also filing an affidavit to that effect. 6. It is open to the petitioners-A1 and A2 to bring the said fact to the notice of the investigating officer during the course of investigation. However, insofar as the present petition is concerned, there are absolutely no valid or sufficient grounds to quash further proceedings as the matter needs to be investigated having regard to the nature of the offences alleged. 7. In the result, Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 17th November, 2011. Tsy