1 criap-2522.07 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2522 OF 2007 1. Shaikh Hamid s/o Shaikh marim, age 45 years, occup. agril. r/of Agarwadgaon, Tq. Gangapur, District Aurangabad. applicant versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, 2. Sangitabai w/o Sudhakar Hiwale, r/of Gallimb, Tq. Gangapur, District Aurangabad. Respondents ------- None for the applicant. Shri N.R. Shaikh, A.P.P. for Respondents no. 1. Shri U.M. Indani, Advocate, for Respondent No.2. ------- Coram: A.H.Joshi & A.R.Joshi, JJ. Date : 17th October, 2011. Oral Judgment (Per: A.H. Joshi, J.) 1. The application was entertained. Ad-interim relief was granted on 27.7.2007, Rule was issued on 20.1.2009, with stay to further proceedings, in so far as offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) 2 criap-2522.07 Act, 1989, is concerned. 2. Heard. Perused the F.I.R. registered for offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, under Crime No.II-23 of 2007 68/2007 with Police Station, Gangapur. 3. It is not in dispute that the FIR is not expected to be encyclopedia and the aspect of caste not being mentioned in the FIR can be gone into in the course of investigation. 4. Interest of justice requires that the investigation be completed, however, the applicants can be granted protection against arrest. 5. We, therefore, therefore, dispose of the application and make the rule absolute, in following terms:- (a) Interim protection granted on 27.7.2007 shall continue for a period of four weeks from today. 3 criap-2522.07 (b) In the event the applicant has already appeared before the trial court and bail is granted to them, the interim protection granted to him, the interim protection granted by this court shall come to an end forth with. (c) Rule is made partly absolute in above terms. (d) Interim stay is vacated. (A.R.Joshi, J.) (A.H.Joshi, J.) pnd/criap-2522.07