1 criap-1155.07 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION N0.1155 OF 2007 1. Bhavrao s/o Rama Kawde, age 48 years,occup.service 2. Pralhad s/o Bhavrao Kawde, age 25 years, occup.labourer, 3. Prabhu s/o Bhavrao Kawde, age 28 years, occup. labourer, 4. Sau Shantabai w/o Bhavrao Kawde, age 45 years, occup. household, 5. Balaji s/o Kishan Kendre, age 25 years, occup. labourer, 6. Sau. Meerabai w/o Kishanrao Kendre, age 48 years, occup. household. 7. Sudarshan s/o Maroti Jadhav age 28 years, occup. labourer, 8. Maroti s/o Mangaji Jadhav, age 55 years, occup. labourer, 9. Sau. Gayabai w/o Maroti Jadhav, age 50 years, occup. household 10. Ramkisnan s/o Maroti Jadhav, age 32 years, occup. labourer, 11. Ashok s/o Harichandra Jadhav, age 26 years, occup. labourer, 12. Anil s/o Harichandra Jadhav, age 28 years, occup. labourer, All r/of Narayannagar, at post Gokunda, Taluka Kinwat, Dist. Petitioners/ Nanded. orig.accused versus 1. The Superintendent of Police, Nanded, District Nanded. 2. The State of Maharashtra, 3. Pralhad s/o Kondiba More, age 53 years, occup. service r/of Panchasil Nagar, Gokunda, Tq. Kinwant, Dist. Nanded. Respondents 2 criap-1155.07 Shri Pravin S. Patil, Advocate, for applicants. Shri N.B. Patil, A.P.P. for Respondents Nos. 1 & 2. None for Respondent No.3. ------- Coram: A.H.Joshi & A.R.Joshi, JJ. Date : 17th October, 2011. Oral Judgment (Per: A.H. Joshi, J.) 1. The application was entertained. Rule was issued and ad-interim relief of stay to the FIR insofar as offences under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Attrocities) Act, are concerned, was granted. 2. Heard. Perused the F.I.R. registered for offence under Section 3(2)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, under Crime No. 33/2007, with Police Station, Kinwant, Dist. Nanded. 3. It is not in dispute that the FIR is not expected to be encyclopedia and the aspect of caste not being mentioned in the FIR can be gone into in the course of investigation. 4. Interest of justice requires that the investigation be completed, however, the applicants can be granted protection against arrest. 3 criap-1155.07 5. We, therefore, therefore, dispose of the application and make the rule absolute, in following terms:- (a) Interim protection granted on 18.4.2007 shall continue for a period of four weeks from today. (b) In the event the applicant has already appeared before the trial court and bail is granted to him, the interim protection granted by this court shall come to an end forthwith. (c) Rule is made partly absolute in above terms. (d) Interim stay is vacated. (A.R.Joshi, J.) (A.H.Joshi, J.) pnd/criap-1155.07