JUDGMENT 1. - Heard. 2. By this petition under section 482, Cr.P.C. the petitioners have requested to quash the FIR No. 142/96. Du ring the arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there are no ground to quash the investigation of the case. He is right. In case of State of Himachal Pradesh v. Shri Pirthi Chand & Anr., 1996 Cr.L.R. (SC) 61 , the Apex Court has held that inherent powers of High Court can be used in exceptional cases. From the record, I find that it is not such a case. 3. At the end, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the only relief which the petitioners pray for at this stage is that the Investigating Officer be directed not to arrest the petitioners during the pendency of the investigation. In support of such contention reliance has been placed on Sahib Ram & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 1995 (1) RCD 309 wherein this Court had directed that the investigating agency may in such a cases be allowed to proceed with the investigation and the petitioners may be directed not to be arrested for the offence under section 3 of SC/ST Act. Consistently, with the view of this Court in cited case, I hereby hold that there are no ground for quashing the FIR No. 142/96, P.S. Ladnu. While dismissing the petition, I would direct the police not to arrest the petitioners during the pendency of the investigation against them. 4. This petition is disposed of accordingly.Petition partly allowed. *******