ORDER :

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa, J.

The instant petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, [For short ‘Cr.P.C’] has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.3 seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.145 of 2020 on the file of Repalle Town Police Station, Guntur District, which was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 354D and 509 of Indian Penal Code, [For short ‘I.P.C’], and Section 3 (2) (va) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, [For short ‘the Act’].

2. The allegations mentioned in the complaint, in brief, are as follows:

a. Respondent No.3/Complainant is the Superintendent (Traffic) on APSRTC, Repalle Depot. On 16.07.2020 at about 12.30 p.m., while Respondent No.3 was at the control point in the bus stand, Accused No.1, who is the Conductor, came to her. At that time, she was talking with one M.R.Kumar, who is the driver of APSRTC. When she asked Accused No.1 as to the posting of his duty, he replied that he was posted at Lakshmi Talkies and left that place.

b. At about 6.30 p.m., she received a video clip in WhatsApp regarding her conversation with Accused No.1 at the afternoon.

c. On enquir