THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.4533 OF 2010 ORDER: The Petitioners 1 to 10/A-1 to A-10 are accused of offences punishable under Section 324/34 I.P.C. and Sections 3 (1) (iv) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (In short, ‘the Act’). It is alleged that when the De-facto complainant went into land in Survey No.136 in pursuance of directions of the Joint Collector to give the said land to landless poor in the village, A-1 to A-10 obstructed him and that A-1 hacked him with knife on his head causing bleeding injuries and that he beat him with hands and legs. It is contended that Section 3 (1) (iv) of the Act has no application to this case. It is a question of fact, which the Investigating Officer has to infer from the facts to be collected during investigation. I do not find any valid reasons to quash the F.I.R. in this Crime, at its threshold. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. At the same time, the Investigating Officer is directed not to arrest the Petitioners 2 to 10/A-2 to A-10 during investigation and until filing of charge sheet. ___________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J Dated: 13-10-2011. Dsh THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU 129 CRIMINAL PETITION No.4533 OF 2010 (Date.13-10-2011). Dsh.