D.P. Sood, J.—92 persons belonging to Rajput community hailing from the village of the complainant have moved this application under section 439 read with section 482, Cr. P.C. for their release on bail pursuant to registration of a criminal case vide F.I.R. No. 61 of 1994 for tie commission of an offence under section 3 (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and sections 426/462/506 and 147, I.P.C.

2. The complainant as also the petitioners hail from village Terala Hati Buchehr, Tehsil Nirmand, District Kullu, H.P. The dispute as it emerges from the contents of the complaint filed by Sohan Lai pertains to two communities in between them inter se. Complainant belongs to Harijan party whereas the petitioners hail from Rajput community. Case of the prosecution is that persons belonging to non-scheduled castes have been committing atrocities on the scheduled castes from the very beginning. The complainant party belonging to Scheduled Castes have stopped removing of carcasses which act on their pare has offended the Rajput community of their area. It is alleged that on 17-6-1994 at about 11 a.m. one Prem Singh b