Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. The applicant has preferred this bail application under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 40 of 2015, registered in Police Station Kotwali, Kondagaon, District Kondagaon, District Kondgaon (Chhattisgarh), for offence punishable under Sections 365, 384 of IPC and Section 3(1)(vii) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short, "the Act, 1989"). The Act of 1989 was subjected to amendment by the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ordinance, 2014 and Section 3(1)(vii) of the Act of 1989 is substituted in the Act of 1989 as Section 3(1)(I)(A). The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 12.02.2015 present applicant wrongfully confined Smt. Rukhdei Korram and forced her to voters in favour of particular candidate knowing fully well that she is a member of Scheduled Tribe and also subjected her to extortion thereby he committed the aforesaid offences.

2. Mr. Kanak Tiwari, learned Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Sourabh Sharma, counsel appearing for the applicant would submit that after record