dated 22-07-2021, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani in below Exh.1 Criminal M.A. (Bail) No. 496 of 2021, whereby prayer of pre-arrest bail of the appellants came to be rejected. It is contended that one Soumitra Arun Gawali on 1007-2021 lodged the FIR with Manwat Police Station against the appellants for the offences punishable under Section 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as ‘the IPC’) and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (hereinafter referred to as the ‘the Atrocities Act’). On the basis of said FIR crime bearing No. 0212/2021 came to registered against the appellants. It is alleged in the FIR that son of informant Ansiram was working in the road side hotel (Dhaba) of appellant No. 1. On 07-07-2021 at about 08.00 pm Ansiram demanded wages from the appellant No.1 in presence of Vinod Kadam. It is alleged that the appellant No.1 abused Ansiram over his caste and refused to pay wages. It is alleged that Ansiram informed the said incident to the informant. The informant advised Ansiram not to lodge the complaint immediately. On 08-07-2021 at about 03.00 pm the informant and his daughter Neeta went to Dhaba of the appellant No.1. The informant was trying to convince the appellant No.1 but, the appellant No.1 abused the informant over his caste. The appellant No.1 quarreled with the informant. Vinod Kadam tried to intervene in the matter. Thereafter, the informant left the Dhaba and came to the police station and lodged the report.
