Order On Board

09/12/2020

1. Heard.

2. The appellants have preferred this appeal for grant of anticipatory bail, as they apprehend their arrest in connection with Crime No.3/2020 registered at Police Station Anusuchit Jati Kalyan, Korba for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 294, 323, 506 of the IPC and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1) (s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

3. Pursuant to a dispute concerning rash driving of motorcycle a quarrel took place between Satyajeet Maravi and Roshan Yadav. Thereafter another round of quarrel took place at about 9.30 pm amongst the family members of both the parties. While the applicants have lodged the FIR within few hours of the incident, the present complainant party lodged the FIR on 24.03.2020 i.e. after four days of the incident. Out of offence registered against the applicants, the offence under Section 3 (1) (r) & 3 (1) (s) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act are the only non bailable offence.

4. Learned counsel for the applicants submit that a quarrel, altercation and simple maar-peet has been given the colour of an offence concerning the caste