JUDGMENT

Hanchate Sanjeevkumar, J. - This petition is filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. seeking a direction to the respondent - Police to release them on bail in the event of their arrest.

2. Brief facts of the case as per FIS is as under;

It is stated that the first informants are belonging to Scheduled Caste community. It is alleged in the FIS that on 14.12.2019, the first informants, who are totally 15 in numbers stated that the petitioners and other accused knowing fully well that these first informants are belonging to the Scheduled Caste community, intentionally insulted them by abusing with reference to their caste, criminally intimidated stating that they would put fire to their house besides stripping of the Sarees of the women belonging to their community, apart from that they have assaulted them.

It is further stated in the FIS that because of the existence of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Flag in the village, petitioners are feeling humiliation and therefore they were telling that they would put fire to said flag and abused the complainants with reference to by taking the caste of their community, in this regard FIS is lodged before the Police