1 APPLN 5799 OF 2010 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5799 OF 2010 1. Ulhas Gangadhar Dube 2. Tara Ulhas Dube, 3. Santosh Ulhas Dube 4. Mangesh Ulhas Dube, 5. Ujwala Mangesh Dube .. Applicants -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. Satyavrat P Joshi with Mr. Amol Joshi, for the Applicant. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 25th January, 2011 P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned APP. Learned counsel for the applicant states that there is nothing to show that the caste "Khatik" is held as equivalent to caste "Mahar", in the Constitution (Schedule Castes) order. Therefore, there is no question of offence being registered under Section 3(1)(x) (xv) of the Scheduled Casts and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 or under Section 7(1) (d) of the Protection of Civil Rights Act. In view of this the interim order dated 10th January,2011 passed by this Court is confirmed. The application is disposed of accordingly. 2. Liberty to file separate petition for quashing F.I.R. in 2 APPLN 5799 OF 2010 so far as it relates to section 3(1) (x) (xv) of the S.C. & S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, l989 read with section 7(1)(d) of P.C.R Act. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)