1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1792 OF 2008 Kacharu Shankar Gaikwad. ... ..... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ... ..... Respondents. Mr. Rhoit V. Pawaskar for the Petitioner. Mr. P. S. Hingorani, APP, for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and A. A. KUMBHAKONI, JJ. DATED : 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2008. P.C.: The case has been registered at the instance of the complainant. The petitioner claims to be the father of the victim, who was allegedly subjected to rape. He submitted that the Police registered a case under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code but did not register the case under the various provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Therefore, he seeks directions from this Court that the case should be registered also under the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2 2. This is a matter for investigation and this Court would not be in a position at this stage to appreciate as to whether the offence is made out under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. We expect that the police will investigate the case thoroughly and if at a later stage the petitioner is not satisfied with the investigation he has always liberty to approach the concerned Magistrate. 3. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (A. A. KUMBHAKONI, J.)