1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1777/2008 Sonu @ Rupesh Rameshkumar Kuthe and 5 ors. ..vs.. State of Maharashtra through P. S. O. Gondia (City) and another -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM: R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 17 th June, 2008 1. Heard Mr. Khapre, learned counsel for the applicants, Mr. Yengal, A.P.P. for non applicant No. 1 and Mr. Mehta, learned counsel for non applicant No.2. 2. By the present application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the applicants challenge First Information Report dated 04.05.2008 bearing No. 66/2008 registered at Police Station, Gondia under Section 3 (i)(x) of the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and 143, 147, 294, 295-A and 504 of the I.P.C. The main grievance of the applicants that the FIR so far as it relates to the allegations under Section 3 (i) (x) of the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is concerned, the same 2 are liable to be quashed inasmuch as the caste of the applicants is not mentioned in the FIR. The fact that the applicants' caste is not mentioned in the FIR is not disputed by the learned A.P.P. By order dated 06.05.2008, this Court granted ad interim bail to the applicants. 3. Be that as it may, the learned A.P.P. for non applicant No. 1 makes categorical statement that the chargesheet is already filed. In view of the facts mentioned above coupled with the statement of the learned A.P.P., the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties agree for disposal of the present application without going into the merits thereof. I accordingly pass the following order:- (a) The interim protection granted to the applicants by order dated 06.05.2008 is extended for further period of six weeks from today. (b) The applicants are at liberty to apply for bail before the appropriate Court within a period of three weeks from today. 3 (c) If the applicants prefer application as mentioned above within a period of three weeks, then the Court concerned shall dispose of the applicants' bail application within a period of one week thereafter. (d) The application stands disposed of accordingly. JUDGE kahale