JUDGMENT

1. Draft amendment is allowed. To be carried out forthwith.

2. By way of present application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “CrPC” for short), the applicant has prayed for quashing and setting aside the FIR being C.R. No. I-188/2017 registered with Shaherkotada Police Station for the offences under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as “IPC” for short”) and under Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and subsequent proceeding pursuant to filing of the chargesheet being Atrocity Case No.22/2020 pending before the court of learned 9^th Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad (City).

3. Heard learned Senior Counsel, Mr. Sudhir Nanavati, assisted by learned advocate, Ms. Anuja Nanavati for the applicant, learned APP Ms. Vrunda Shah for the respondent – State of Gujarat and learned advocate, Mr. Tatvdeep Jani for the respondent no.2.

4. The gist of the FIR is that, The husband of the complainant viz., Hashmukhbhai was working in Arvind Ltd., where the applicant, who was his superior officer, was showing discrimination and also used to give m