1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No.3794/2008 [Jagdish Mansaram Lodh and another .vrs. State of Maharashtra and another] ............................................................................................................................................................................................. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ................................................................................................................................................................... Coram : R.C. Chavan, J. Dated : 17 th January, 2009. Heard Mr. L.H. Kothari, Advocate for the petitioners. The learned counsel for the petitioners states that he withdraws the application in respect of petitioner no.1. As far as petitioner no.2 is concerned, in para 4 of the reply filed on behalf of the respondents/State itself shows that he was Boudha (converted to Buddhism) and originally Scheduled Caste. Therefore, he could not said to have involved under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Hence, the F.I.R. in so far as it relates to offence punishable under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 by 2 petitioner no.2 Kishor Jairam Awachar is quashed. In view of this, there should be no occasion to arrest the said Kishor Awachar. However, should the Investigating Officer feel it necessary to arrest him for other offence register under the same crime, he shall be released on his furnishing a PR Bond of Rs.15,000/- with one solvent surety in the like amount on the condition that he shall attend the Police Station as and when required by the Investigating Officer. The application is disposed of. Hamdast granted. JUDGE Gulande