1 CA-4674.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE  CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4674 OF 2010 Prawin Maganlal Vasani & 2 Ors. .... Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent Shri S.M. Panse for the Applicants. Shri Y.M. Nakhawa, APP, for the State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: NOVEMBER 29, 2010 P.C: This is an application for anticipatory bail by three members of a family who apprehend arrest in offences punishable under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. I have perused the FIR as also the statement of the first informant. The learned APP has with him the case diary. There are two incidents. The first is dated 6-5-2010 which took place inside the house of the applicant. Therefore, it cannot be said that it took place in public view, though one Rajesh Pawar, the first informant's friend was present. The 2 CA-4674.10 second incident took place in front of Punjab National Bank. Though no witness was present, this incident which took place on a public road must be held to have taken place in public view. The argument of the learned counsel for the applicant that this second incident took place in the jurisdiction of a different police station has no bearing since that will only alter the jurisdiction of the police station to investigate into the crime. In the second incident, only the applicant Prashant Prawin Vasani is alleged to have used abusive words based on caste. In view of this, as far as applicant Nos.1 and 3 are concerned, their application for anticipatory bail is allowed. In the event of their arrest, the applicants Prawin Maganlal Vasani and Dinesh Maganlal Vasani be released on bail in C.R. No.II-15/2010 of Nizampura Police Station, Bhiwandi, District Thane on their furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- each with one or more solvent sureties in the sum aggregating to Rs.25,000/- per person on the condition that they shall report at the police station concerned on 2-12-2010 at 10:00 a.m. and thereafter as and when required by the I.O.. They shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any 3 CA-4674.10 person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer and they shall not leave the country without the prior permission of the trial Court. This order shall remain in force till the charge-sheet is filed. The application of applicant No.2 Prashant Prawin Vasani is rejected. The application accordingly stands disposed of. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)