ORDER:

This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner to quash the charge-sheet in C.C.No.422 of 2017 on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Narasapuram, West Godavari District.

The petitioner is accused No.1 in the said C.C.No.422 of

2017.

Briefly stated, it is the case of the prosecution that on

14.05.2017 at about 10.00 P.M. when the de facto complainant, who is the Tahsildar, along with Deputy Tahsildar Naga Devi and her husband Chandra Kumar, was going in his car bearing No.AP 37 CB 1982 WagonR and when they reached Lines Nagar, Narsapur and stopped the car at that place, accused No.1 along with accused No.2 came to that car and abused the de facto complainant in the name of his caste and slapped him and thereby committed the offences punishable under Sections 332 and 353 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. On a report lodged by the de facto complainant, the Police registered a case in Crime No.84 of 2017 of Narasapur I Town Police Station, investigated the case and thereafter filed charge-sheet.

The petitioner now seeks quash of the said charge-sheet in this Criminal Petition.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Add