THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.973 of 2010 Dated : 08.02.2010 Between : Chiranjeevi Vara Prasad ….. Petitioner/Accused a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.973 OF 2010 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner-Accused seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.229 of 2009 of III Town Police Station, Rajahmundry, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3 (1) (x) of SC & ST (POA) Act. 2) Heard. 3) Now, it is reported by the learned Public Prosecutor that charge sheet is filed in this case. 4) The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that except the complainant no witness supported the case of the prosecution during the course of investigation and that the complainant himself is no more. As such, it is doubtful whether the offence survives or not. 5) Hence, in the circumstance that the complainant is no more, this criminal petition is dismissed granting liberty to the petitioner to file fresh petition by impleading proper parties. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 8th February, 2010 SUR