IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CR.APPLN/5127/2010 SHAIKH RAUF SHAIKH RAHIM V/S STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS ... Shri D.V.Gore, Advocate for applicant and Shri N.B.Patil, APP for respondents. ... CORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL,J. Dated : January 10, 2011 PER COURT :- 1. Heard respective counsel. 2. It is alleged that the accused / applicant, a Member of Gram Panchayat used derogatory language to the employee of the Gram Panchayat and subsequently gave rise to an offence under Section 506 of Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3(1)(x) and (xi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for the sake of brevity, "Act of 1989" hereinafter). I have gone through the police papers. 3. Prima facie, it appears that the accused/applicant desired that there should be a decency in discharge of the work by the employee of the Gram Panchayat and faced the prosecution. There is nothing to illustrate that he has any disrespect or derogation for image of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, as has been tried to be pointed out by the complainant. Custodial interrogation of the accused/ applicant, in view of the above factual matrix is not warranted. Prima facie, there is no case to illustrate an offence under the provisions of the Act of 1989, even if CR.APPLN/5127/2010 (2) the first information report is taken to its logical end. The bar created under Section 18 of the Act of 1989 will not be operating in the present case. 4. In the event of arrest of the accused/applicant in Crime No.3006/2010 registered with Jafrabad Police Station, the accused/applicant be released on executing PR bond of Rs.15,000/- (Rs.Fifteen Thousand only/-) with one surety in the like amount. The accused/applicant shall not coerce the witnesses and shall attend the Investigator on every Sunday between 6 to 8 pm till 28.2.2011. 5. Application is allowed to the above extent. (K.U.CHANDIWAL, J.) ... akl