1. In the present Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners herein are praying this Court to declare the registration of FIR No. 184 of 2009 on the file of the II Town Police Station, Ananthapur for the offences alleged under Sections 323, 354, 506 of Indian Penal code read with Sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ( for brevity ‘the Act’) as illegal and arbitrary and for consequential quashment of the same.

2. Heard Sri A.Hanumantha Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Home, appearing for Respondents 1 to 3 and Sri R.Ramanjaneyulu, learned Counsel appearing for the fourth respondent. Perused the material available before this Court.

3. The facts and circumstances, in nutshell, leading to the filing of this Writ Petition are as infra > The fourth respondent herein lodged a complaint on 5.6.2009 with the II Town Police Station alleging that her husband lodged a complaint on 12.03.2009 and the police registered the same as Crime No. 56/2009 on the file of the II Town Police Station, Ananthapur for the alleged offences punishable under