1 Appln 5075-09 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5075 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra ..Applicant V/s. Bajrang Namdeo Mulik ..Respondent Mr.Y.M.Nakhawa, APP, for the Applicant - State None for the Respondent CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 5TH JANUARY, 2011 P.C. . This is an application for leave to file an appeal against the Judgment of acquittal rendered by the learned Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge-1, Sangli, whereby he acquitted the respondent for the offence punishable under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 2 Appln 5075-09 2. The learned APP submitted that the learned Trial Judge should not have disbelieved the testimony of the Complainant - P.W.1 and her daughter P.W.3, who was embraced by the respondent. The incident took place in the broad day light at 4:00 p.m. near Samaj Mandir, where Haldi-Kunku programme was going on in the house of the Complainant's brother- in-law, Arun Mane. 3. It can not be said that view taken by the learned Trial Judge in disbelieving version of the Complainant - P.W.1 was wrong. Therefore, no case for grant of leave to file an appeal is made out. Criminal Application is rejected. Appeal is dismissed. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)