ORDER

B. Sudershan Reddy. J. - This is an application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 1973 to direct release of the petitioner (A-1) on bail in the event of his arrest, in connection with Cr. No. 81 of 1998 on the file of P.S., Parkal, Warangal District. The petitioner apprehends arrest at the hands of the police in connection with the above crime registered under Section 306 I.P.C. and Sec. 3 (i) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short 'Prevention of Atrocities Act').

2. The allegations made in the First Information. Report (FIR) and the Remand Case Diary may, briefly, be noticed. The deceased, K. Tirupathi was workings as an Attender in Sahiti Junior College, Parkal. The deceased is alleged to have committed theft of a cheque for Rs. 10,000-00 and presented the same in State Bank of Hyderabad and withdrew the amount. On 19-6-1998 - the matter came to the notice of the management and an inquiry was held. The management is alleged to have made inquiry with the deceased and obtained the specimen signature and handwriting for the purposes of comparison with the writing found on the cheque. On comparison, it was found