JUDGMENT

Deepak Kumar Tiwari, J.—The accused/appellant has filed this appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short the “SC/ST Act”) for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 01/2022 registered at Police Station Ajak, District Mungeli for the offence punishable under Sections 3(1)(r), (s) of the SC/ST Act.

2. In brief, prosecution case is that when the complainant has gone to Choice Center for getting his Ayushman Card at that time present applicant and other villagers were also present adjacent to the tailor shop, there some altercation took place with present applicant and the appellant abused the complainant in the name of his caste therefore, the complainant lodged the FIR.

3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that appellant has been falsely implicated in the case. It is submitted that police after due investigation earlier has closed the report. He has also annexed letter dated 11.01.2022 obtained through RTI, Office of SP, Mungeli which was sent to Superintendent of Police, District Mungeli by SHO, PS Lalpur, District Mungeli, forwarded though SDOP, Lormi, in which it is s