ORDER :

J. C. DOSHI, J.

1. By way of this application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973, the applicant has prayed to quash and set aside the FIR being No.II-C.R.No.244 of 2019 registered with Kamlabag Police Station for the offences under Sections 323, 504 of IPC read with section 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short “Atrocities Act”) and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

2. At the outset, learned advocate Mr.Dagli does not press the present petition insofar as offences punishable under Sections 323, 504 of IPC are concerned, but he press this petition only qua offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(R)(S) of the Atrocities Act.

3. Referring to the FIR, learned advocate Mr.Dagli would submit that the alleged offence did not take place within public domain. He would further submit that according to FIR, the incident took place within the office of the accused and therefore, there is clear bar of Secti