R.C.Kathuria, J.

1. Rajinder Kumar and Satish Kumar, petitioners-accused seek quashing of complaint dated 11.7.2000 (Annexure P-1) filed under Section 3(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act) and under Sections 323, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code filed by Mohinder, complainant- respondent No. 2 which is pending in the Court of Special Judge, Kaithal.

2. The circumstances which led to the filing of complaint at the behest of Mohinder, complainant need to be noticed briefly. The complainant was employed as Agricultural Labourer to work in the fields of Rajinder Kumar, accused No. 1 in the year 1996. It was agreed between the parties that Rs. 1500/- per month would be paid as wages to the complainant. Wife of the complainant also used to do labour work in the fields of petitioner-accused No. 1 on daily wages. Accused No. 1 had obtained thumb impression of the complainant and his wife, Raj Pati alias Rajo, on blank papers in the Bahi kept by him as well as on some printed papers. Accused No. 1 did not pay wages to the complainant for the last three years despite repeated deman