1 APPLN-664.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.664 OF 2011 The State of Maharashtra .... Applicant Vs. Devidas Bhanudas Kale & Anr. .... Respondents Ms M.M. Deshmukh, APP, for the Applicant-State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: JUNE 21, 2011 P.C: This is an application for leave to file appeal against judgment of acquittal of the respondents for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 352, 504 and 506 of the IPC recorded by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, 2nd Court, Solapur. According to the first informant, she was a police informer. On 16-1-2007 when she was passing by the Tehsil karyalaya, the accused persons are alleged to have come on a motorcycle and brought the motorcycle in front of her. Her son Shivhar and a relation Ramesh Chavan were also present. The accused are 2 APPLN-664.11 alleged to have asked the first informant as to what she achieved while causing one Raju Rajjulal Pawar to be arrested. Raju is allegedly the brother-in-law of respondent No.1 Devidas, who is a Police Head Constable. Accused Triveni is supposed to have hit the first informant with a footwear. They threatened that they would call for the caste panchayat and teach her a lesson. Thereafter she gave a report. The first informant admitted in the cross-examination that Ramesh Chavan, who was present with her, was prosecuted by Triveni for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Devidas was also alleged to be on duty elsewhere on the incidental day. The learned Magistrate upon appreciation of the evidence tendered before him held that the evidence tendered was not reliable and therefore proceeded to acquit the respondents. The learned Magistrate had the advantage of seeing the witnesses in person and the accusations recorded by the learned Magistrate do not appear to be faulty. Leave refused. Appeal dismissed. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)