S. R. BANNURMATH, J.

( 1 ) HEARD the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate for the respondent.

( 2 ) APPREHENDING arrest in Cr. No. 101/2001 (wrongly shown as 360/2001 in the petition) of Hangal Police Station registered for the offences punishable under Ss. 143, 147, 323, 430, 447, 504, 506 read with S. 149, I. P. C. as well as under S. 3 (1) (x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) the petitioners have approached this Court in the present petition inter alia contending that the petitioners are innocent and they have been arraigned as accused with vengeance due to previous enmity. It is also contended that, though the alleged incident is said to have taken place on 7-9-2001, filing of the complaint almost after 11 days of the incident especially involving the petitioners with the offence under the Act is to wreak vengeance and is done with much deliberation and as such it is prayed that the petitioners be released on anticipatory bail on the terms deemed fit by the Court.

( 3 ) ON the other hand, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent/state submitted that t

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