ORDER :

1. Appellant has filed this appeal under Section 14 (A) (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 1989”), against the order dated 31.05.2023, passed by the Special Judge (Atrocities), Raipur (C.G.), whereby the application filed under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail was rejected.

2. Case of the prosecution in brief is that victim, who is teacher in school lodged a report against appellant, who is the Headmaster in the same school stating therein that appellant caught hold of her hand with ill intention, in the month of October, 2022. The said act of applicant was informed by victim to her husband and he was advised not to commit such act. On 25.02.2023 in the lunch session, when children studying in the school went for taking their lunch and the victim was sitting alone, appellant came there and with ill intention put his hand on her breast. Aggrieved with the act of appellant, she left the school premises and due to fear has not disclosed the incident to any other person and continuously went to school up to 02.03.2023. Victim after gathering courage has informed about t