U.L. Bhat, C.J.--1. Second petitioner is the wife of first petitioner. They reside at Ambikapur. First petitioner is a practicing Advocate at Ambikapur. First petitioner also claims to be a social and political activist. First petitioner and his son filed a writ petition M.P. No. 2895/92 in this Court against the District Collector, the third respondent herein and others alleging that the third respondent, Additional Collector of the district, without any jurisdiction started enquiry against the second petitioner in regard to a matter which was outside his jurisdiction. This Court also passed an interim order staying the enquiry. Thereupon, the third respondent made a report to the fourth respondent, officer-incharge of Harijan Kalyan Prakoshtha, Ambikapur alleging that he is a member of the scheduled caste and the act of filing the writ petition against him would be an offence under Sec. 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short 'the Act'). The complaint was not only against the first petitioner but also against his wife though she was not a party to the writ petition. Annexure-B is a copy of the complaint. On the basis of