K.K. SONAWANE, J.

1. Heard. Admit. The matter is taken up for its finality on merit with the consent of both sides.

2. This appeal is directed against the impugned order of rebuffing the relief of pre-arrest bail of the appellant in Crime No. 483 of 2018 registered with Kaij Police Station, Ta. Kaij, District Beed under sections 323, 506 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short "IPC") and under section 3(1)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as "Act of 1989" for the sake or brevity). The appellant-accused preferred the present appeal by invoking remedy under section 14-A(2) of the Act of 1989.

3. Genesis of the appeal culled-out in brief is that, on 08-10- 2018, the complainant Laxman Rambhau Thorat resident of Salegaon, tahsil Kaij, District Beed. approached to the Police of Kaij Police Station and filed the report that appellant picked up the quarrel with him on account of payment of Rs. 1,20,000/- given in advance to him. The appellant hurled the abuses in the name of his caste with intention to insult and humiliate him within public view. The appellant-accused also had an knowl