HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3629 OF 2010 Date: 21.04.2010 Between: Mupparaju Ravindra Babu @ Ravindra ……Petitioner And: The State of A.P., rep. by its PP and another ……Respondents. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3629 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner/A-1 is accused of offence punishable under Section 3(i) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (in short, the Act). No doubt, there is no allegation in report given by the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant to the police about A-1 making any statements insulting in the name of his caste. Those allegations are made against the other accused who are said to be followers of A-1. At the same time, it is alleged in the report that the petitioner/A-1 was obtaining thumb impressions of the 2nd respondent highhandedly. The 2nd respondent is stated to be a Panchayat Member belonging to ‘Madiga’ caste. When activity of A-1 in obtaining thumb impressions highhandedly was questioned, the other accused who are followers of A-1 are stated to have insulted the 2nd respondent in the name of caste. It is contended by the petitioner’s counsel that the petitioner is a practicing Advocate and that thumb impressions of the 2nd respondent were obtained in papers to be filed in civil suit. In the circumstances, I do not propose to interfere in the process of investigation in this case. At the same time, since no allegation under Section 3(i)(x) of the Act was made against the petitioner/A-1, he may not be arrested during investigation. In the result, the petition is dismissed. But, however, the petitioner/A-1 shall not be arrested till completion of investigation. ___________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU,J Date:21.04.2010. Gk. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3629 OF 2010 Date: 21.04.2010 Gk.