1 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1025 OF 2011 The State of Maharashtra .Applicant V/s. Lalasaheb Laxman Gore .Respondent Mrs.M.R.Tidke, APP, for the Applicant - State None for the Respondent CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 1ST DECEMBER, 2011 P.C. . Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. This is an application for leave to file an appeal against acquittal of the respondent for the offence punishable under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, under Section 7(1)(d) of the Protection of Civil Rights Act and under Sections 341, 323, 504 & 506 of the Indian Penal Code recorded by 2 the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli. The learned Judge refused to believe the evidence of the first informant and two eye witnesses Amol and Rajesh because Suresh claims to have given a report of the incident dated 3rd March, 2010 on the same day which report was not produced before the Court. The report which was before the Court was dated 6th March, 2010. In an incident which was merely made up of caste based abuses hurled by the respondents and causing minor injury, delay in lodging FIR would be material. It cannot be said that view taken by the learned Judge was perverse or improbable. Leave refused. Appeal dismissed. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)