JUDGMENT

DUPPALA VENKATA RAMANA, J. - This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners/A.1 to A.6 under Sec. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short "Cr.P.C") seeking to quash the proceedings against them in S.C.No.57 of 2015 on the file of the Court of Special Juge for SC & ST Cases, Visakhapatnam, registered for the offence under Ss. 384 and 506 read with 34 and Sec. 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short "the Act").

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners; learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the 1st respondent-State and the learned counsel for the 2nd respondent.

3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows:

i) The 2nd respondent/complainant has filed a private complaint under Sec. 190(1)(a) and 200 Cr.P.C. before the learned IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, against the petitioners alleging that on 9/3/2009 he purchased a Bajaj Pulsar Motorcycle at Varun Bajaj showroom, Dondaparthi, Visakhapatnam for the cost of Rs.69,095.00 by paying Rs.22,109.00 as down payment and Rs.55,000.00 was financed with Lakshmi Finance having its office at D.No.10/50/22/1, Siripur