( 1 ) THE petitioner - Harivallabh Parikh, apprehending the arrest in Cr. R. No. I-110 of 1996 at Chhota Udaipur police station for offences under secs. 376, 114 of I. P. C. and Sec. 3 (1) (XII) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, has approached this Court by way of special Criminal Application under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking direction not to arrest him. The say of the petitioner is that he is a well-known social worker and has rendered services to the tribal people for five decades. It is stated that he established the Anand Niketan Ashram, at Rangpur in Baroda district in the year 1948 and its activities covers 3,296 villages spread in 20,000 kms. having a population of approximately 25 lakhs. The Institution imparts vocational education in several disciplines for the upliftment of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other down-trodden people. The petitioner says that National Citizenship Award was presented to him for his selfless services in the field of social work by spreading the concept and implementing the system of open Courts, co-operatives, adult education and awakening awareness among