( 1 ) THE petitioner herein is the sole accused in C. C. No. 30 of 1997 which is pending on the file of the Special Judge for Cases under scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. There is a checkered history as to how this complaint came into existence.

( 2 ) IT appears from the record that the accused herein had a daughter named usha. One B. Immaniel, husband of the de facto complainant with an intention to marry her, abducted her. She was a married woman. The husband of Usha gave a complaint against the said B. Immaniel, inspector of Police, for abduction of his wife. The case was registered and investigated by C. I. D. Police and they filed the charge-sheet on 6-10-1995 in the Court of the II Additional Munsif Magistrate, ongole. The case was numbered as P. R. C. No. 2 of 1996.

( 3 ) IT is further stated in the petition that the de facto complainant in this case and her husband colluded with each other and the de facto complainant executed an agreement in writing in favour of her husband immaniel, who is the sole accused in P. R. C. No. 2 of 1996, agreeing to leave him even if immaniel marries Usha. Therefore, immaniel abducted U