1 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.895 OF 2010. WAMAN GULABRAO KADU AND OTHERS VS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA _________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Shri M. V. Amle, Advocate for the applicant. Shri V. A. Thakre, APP for the State respondent. Coram : A.H. JOSHI, J. Date : 10th JUNE, 2010. 1. The applicants are praying for anticipatory bail. 2. The accused is named in the First Information Report in crime No. 3048 of 2010 under Section 3(1) (10) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and under Section 294, 506 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. Heard learned Advocate for the applicant and the learned APP. 4. Perused the case diary. 5. It is seen that there is plurality in the version of the witnesses as to the acts committed by the accused. One amongst the witnesses supports the version, while other witnesses do not. It is also not clear as to whether the alleged act of abusing after the caste of the complainant occurred in the Courtyard 2 of the complainant’s house or in the public place. 6. In this background, there is prima facie a room to believe that the applicants may not be involved in commission of offence. 7. In this premise, the applicants are entitled for the protection sought. 8. In the result, this Court directs that in the event of arrest, the applicants be released on bail on furnishing personal bond and solvent surety in a sum of Rs.5000/- each. 9. The applicant shall maintain peace and order. Judge |mule|