THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 12782 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 and 2 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No. 170 of 2010 on the file of P.S. Narketpally, Nalgonda District. The oﬀence alleged against the petitioners is punishable under Section 3(i)(x) of Scs. & STs. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. On 22.12.2010, this Court granted interim stay of all further proceedings for a period of six weeks. The said order was not extended beyond that period. Till date, the respondent police are not taking any steps to arrest the petitioners. It is submitted that there is a possibility of settlement between the parties. Considering the same, the respondent police are directed to conduct the investigation without arresting the petitioners and file a final report either way. The Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of. -------------------------------- JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 24th November 2011 ksld