1 Appln 323-2011 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.323 OF 2011 The State of Maharashtra ..Applicant V/s. Chandrakant Sitaram Lad alias ..Respondent Pandya Mrs.P.P.Bhosale, APP, for the Applicant - State Mr.Shashank Mangle, Advocate, for the Respondent CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 13TH JUNE, 2011 P.C. . Heard the learned Counsel for the respective parties. This is an application for leave to file an appeal against acquittal of the respondent for the offence punishable under Sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Section 7(1)(d) of the Protection of Civil Rights Act and Sections 506 & 509 of the I.P.C. recorded by the learned Special Judge, Ratnagiri. The 2 Appln 323-2011 incident took place on 17th March,2009 at the house of the accused. It is alleged that the accused abused members of Mahila Mandal by referring to their caste. However, the report about the incident given only on 17th April, 2009. Before that an offence had been registered against sarpanch, upsarpanch and other leaders of the village on the report of the accused in respect of the same incident dated 17th March, 2009 in which the accused had suffered injuries according to the Medical Certificate issued by the Medical Officer in Primary Health Centre, Deorukh. The learned Judge, therefore, cannot be said to have erred in holding that the possibility of report about the incident being concocted as counter blast to the respondent's report cannot be ruled out. View taken by the learned Judge cannot be said to be perverse. Criminal Application is rejected. Appeal is dismissed. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.) 3 Appln 323-2011