Crl.M.No.34485-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.34485-M of 2010 Date of Order: 17.12.2010 Kanwaljit Kaur .....Petitioner Vs. Jagtar Singh .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. J.S. Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the respondent. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Petitioner, who is a Punjabi Teacher has approached this Court for grant of anticipatory bail in criminal complaint No.84/3.8.2009 titled Jagtar Singh v. Kanwaljit Kaur (P.1) under Section 3(i)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short the Act). It is alleged by complainant-Jagtar Singh, Principal of the School that when the petitioner was confronted for not taking classes she had retorted in his office in front of other teachers and called him by his caste and thus committed the offence under the Act. Learned counsel submits that on the allegations the matter was enquired into by the police as well as SDM and the petitioner was found to be innocent. In both the enquiries, it was found that there was groupism in the school between the teachers. Learned counsel contends that from the allegations no offence under the Act is made out as the alleged incident has taken place in the Crl.M.No.34485-M of 2010 #2# office of Principal and not in public view. Learned counsel for the petitioner further states that in compliance of order dated 25.11.2010 passed by this Court, petitioner had appeared before the trial Court on 1.12.2010 and was released on interim bail. Learned counsel for the complainant-respondent has not been able to seriously refute the contention. In view of the above, interim order dated 25.11.2010 passed by this court is made absolute. Petition stands disposed of. December 17, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE