1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3699 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ..APPLICANT VERSUS Natraj Uttareshwar Thombre & ors. ..RESPONDENTS Mr N.R. Shaikh, A.P.P. for the applicant; Mr S.N. Patne, Advocate for respondents no.1 to 8. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS, J. DATE : 28th September, 2010 PER COURT : This is an application filed by the State seeking leave to file appeal against the judgment of the Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge-II, Osmanabad, dated 18.6.2008, in Special Case No.5 of 2006 acquitting the respondents for offence punishable under sections 147, 323 read with sec.149, 504 read with sec.149 of the Indian Penal Code and under section 135 of the Bombay Police Act and under section 3 (1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 2 2. I have heard Shri Shaikh, learned A.P.P. on behalf of the applicant and learned Counsel representing respondents no.1 to 8. With the assistance of the learned Counsel for the parties I have perused the record and proceedings and according to me this is a fit case for granting leave. Accordingly, leave is granted. Application allowed accordingly. Appeal stands admitted. Learned Counsel Shri Patne accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) amj/criap3699.08