1 APPLN-1156.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE  CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1156 OF 2011 The State of Maharashtra .... Applicant Vs. Bajairao Rau Patil & Ors. .... Respondents Shri K.V. Saste, APP, for the Applicant-State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: NOVEMBER 25, 2011 P.C: 1. This is an application for leave to file appeal against acquittal of the respondents by the learned Sessions Judge, Kolhapur for the offences punishable under Sections 452, 354, 143 to 149 and 506 of the IPC, under Sections 3(1)(x), 3(1)(xi) and 3(1) (xiv) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Section 7(1)(d) of the Protection of Civil Rights Act. He had convicted only accused No.12 Sangita Bajirao Kudale for the offence punishable under Section 506-II of the IPC and sentenced her to suffer RI for one year with 2 APPLN-1156.11 fine of Rs.2000/-. Her appeal against that conviction has been admitted. 2. The learned APP submits that there were two incidents, the first on 23-12-2007 and the second on 29-12-2007 in which the respondents had threatened and abused the complainant who belongs to the Scheduled Caste. 3. The learned trial Judge found that the villagers were aggrieved because of sale of illicit liquor by the complainant and others and therefore had in fact given a notice of hunger strike to the Collector from 24-12-2007. This seems to be the reason for inventing the incident dated 23-12-2007 for which no report was given. The incident dated 29-12-2007 took place when a meeting was being conducted by Tahsildar, Panhala at which a Police Inspector was also present. Though threats and abuses were allegedly given at the meeting, no report was given till 5-1-2008. The Tahsildar supported the allegations only insofar as they relate to the convicted accused No.12 Sangita Bajirao Kudale. The Tahsildar was examined as PW-7 at the trial. It cannot be said that the view taken by the learned Sessions Judge was perverse or improbable. Leave refused. Appeal 3 APPLN-1156.11 dismissed. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)