JUDGMENT

Sandipkumar C. More, J. - Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of the parties, heard fnally at the stage of admission.

2. The petitioners as well as respondent No. 2 in both the petitions are the same. Moreover, it appears that the petitioners are seeking quashing of two First Information Reports and consequent criminal proceedings thereof, lodged by respondent No.2. Though the crimes are separately registered, but since the petitioners and respondent No.2 are same in both the matters, we fnd it appropriate to decide both these criminal writ petitions by common judgment.

3. So far as Criminal Writ Petition No. 839 of 2020 is concerned, the petitioners, who are the original accused, have sought quashing of F.I.R. bearing Crime No. 128 of 2020 registered with Daithana Police Station on 02.07.2020 for the offences punishable under Sections 324, 323, 504 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'I.P.C.') and under Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of atrocities) act, 1989 (for short, 'the atrocities act'). During pendency of this petition, charge-sheet has been submitted and therefore, the petitioners have challen