THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9280 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash First Information Report No.394 of 2010 registered against them on the file of the Station House Officer, Mancherial Police Station, Adilabad District, wherein the petitioners were arrayed as Accused for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(v) and (x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and 506 of I.P.C. Heard. The incident took place on 28.11.2010 and the complaint was registered on 14.12.2010 and from the said date, the respondent-police are not taking any action to secure the petitioners herein. Further, on a perusal of the First Information Report, it is seen that the offences alleged against the petitioners are under Sections 3(1)(v) & (x) of Scheduled Cates and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and there is no provision for anticipatory bail. Considering the same, the respondent-police are directed to complete the investigation of the case without making arrest of the petitioners herein and file final report either way. The Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 29th September, 2011 pnb