JUDGMENT :

Prasanna B. Varale, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel appearing for the respective parties, the matter is taken up for hearing and final disposal, at admission stage itself.

2. Though these bunch of Petitions are filed at the instance of individual Petitioners, in all these Petitions by way of principal prayers of quashment of first information report bearing No. 36 of 2021 dated 09th March, 2021, registered with Marine Drive Police Station, Mumbai for the offences punishable under Sections 306 , 506, 389, 120-B of INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860 (for short “IPC”) read with Sections 3 (1)(N), 3(1)(P), 3(2)(ii), 3(2)(Va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short “Atrocities Act”) is sought for or/and by way of interim prayers, protection from coercive action is also sought for, as such, the Petitions are clubbed together and taken up for hearing with consent of learned Counsel appearing for respective parties.

3. C.R. No. 36 of 2021 is registered at the instance of Abhinav Mohanbhai Delkar