L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) - By this common order, I will dispose of two petitions i.e. Crl. Misc. No. 14160-M of 2000 instituted by V.K. Agarwal (hereinafter referred to as accused No. 2) and Crl. Misc. No. 21154-M of 2000 instituted by R.S. Grover (hereinafter referred to as accused No. 1) as both these petitions have been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as the Code) for quashing of same criminal complaint No. 83 of 1998 (Annexure P-1) instituted by respondent Jasjit Singh under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) pending before Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ambala Cantt and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom.

The respondent instituted the impugned complaint against both the petitioners inter alia on the following allegations.

2. The respondent, after qualifying the Civil Services Examination in 1976, was appointed as Class-I Officer in Indian Railway Traffic Service vide order dated 16.11.1977. The respondent belongs to ad-dharmi caste i.e. Scheduled Caste whereas both the petitioners are non-Scheduled Caste. The re