THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5689 OF 2009 Dated : 09.11.2009 Between : S.P.Radha Krishna & others ….. Petitioners/ A.2 to A.6 a n d The State of A.P. & others ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5689 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed by the petitioners/A.2 to A.6 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in crime No.142 of 2009 of Madanapalli I Town Police Station, Madanapalli, Chittoor District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 324 read with Section 149 I.P.C. and Section 3 (1) (x) of SC & ST (POA) Act. 2) Heard. 3) The allegations against the petitioners are that 22.07.2009 while a Dharna was going on, the petitioners have allegedly beat the defacto complainant and others, who were staging Dharna, and also abused them by taking their caste name. But, the material on record do not reveal as to how the petitioners came to know about the caste of the persons, who were staging Dharna. 4) Hence, in the circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation shall go on and the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if any filed. 5) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 9th November, 2009 SUR