vulnerable, they are denied number of civil rights and they were subjected to various offences, indignities, humiliations and harassment. This Act was enacted with the view to prevent the commission of offences of atrocities against the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The offence against such members is anti social and therefore, it would be a question as to whether such offence and proceedings can be allowed to be quashed. Of course, the said aspect would be dealt with in the criminal application that has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, but certainly when the said enactment has been enacted with specific object, then after the investigation is over and even the charge-sheet is filed, the point that there is a amicable settlement between the parties cannot be a ground for releasing a particular accused on bail. At this stage, before this Court the offence is still existing and the special case also, as it is not yet quashed and set aside. Under the said circumstance, the application will have to be decided on its own merits.
