( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 1287 of 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 1287 of 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 1287 of 2008 (For Anticipatory Bail) Ramnath Sakhari Shinde and (5) Ors ..Applicants. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr B. D. Joshi, Advocate for the Applicants. Mr S. R. Shinde, A.P.P. for the State/Respondent. CORAM : V.C. DAGA, J. CORAM : V.C. DAGA, J. CORAM : V.C. DAGA, J. DATED : 28.04.2008. DATED : 28.04.2008. DATED : 28.04.2008. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the applicants-accused and the learned A.P.P. for the respondent-State. 2. Perused application and the material available on record. 3. The applicants-accused are seeking anticipatory bail in C.R. No.53 of 2008 under Sections 3 (1) (xi) (xii) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act) registered with Sinnar Police ( 2 ) Station, District Nasik. 4. There are no allegations against the present applicants with respect to the offence alleged against them under Sections 3 (1)(xi) & (xii) of the S.C.and the S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities)Act. The applicant no.1 is a Ex-Sarpanch of village who had tried to patch up the offence allegedly to have been committed by one Sandip. Allegations against the applicant with regard to the S.C. and the S.T. are concerned, prima facie, they do not come within the ambit of the provisions of the said Act in the backdrop of the decision laid down by a Division Bench of this Court in the case of Anant Anant Anant Vasantlal Sambre vs. State of Maharashtra, Cri. Vasantlal Sambre vs. State of Maharashtra, Cri. Vasantlal Sambre vs. State of Maharashtra, Cri. W. P. No. 49 of 2001 W. P. No. 49 of 2001 W. P. No. 49 of 2001 decided on 20-4-2001. There are no allegations against applicant No.3. 5. In the result, the applicants-accused, in the event of their arrest, each of them be released on bail on their furnishing P.R. bond of Rs.25,000/- with one surety each in the like amount on the following terms and conditions. ( 3 ) (a) The applicants shall attend concerned Police Station once in a week till filing of the charge sheet. (b) The applicants shall not, directly indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (c)The applicants shall not pressurise witnesses and that they shall co-operate with the Investigating agency, if required. 6. This order of anticipatory bail shall remain in force till the filing of the charge sheet. It would be open for the applicants to apply for regular bail before the regular Court. 7. Any observation made in this order shall not be construed as any finding or any expression of opinion on the merits of the case at the time of trial. ( 4 ) 8. It is needless to mention that breach of any of the conditions by the applicant shall result in cancellation of bail. 9. The application is allowed in the above terms. JUDGE. JUDGE. JUDGE.