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. 851 OF 2005 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 851 OF 2005 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 851 OF 2005 Virupaksha Narayan Kulkarni .. Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. ----- Shri N.K. Thakore with Prakash Naik for the Applicant. Shri D.R. More, APP for Respondent. ----- CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 15, 2005 DATED : FEBRUARY 15, 2005 DATED : FEBRUARY 15, 2005 PC :- PC :- PC :- . Learned APP states on instructions, as presently advised, there is no indication to invoke the stringent provisions of Schedule Cast and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 qua the present applicant. If it is so, no orders are warranted on this application. It is however, made clear that as and when the investigating agency decides to proceed against the applicant, before taking coercive action, the applicant should be given 72 hours advance notice in that behalf. Application is disposed of in the above terms. .....