JAIKUM AND ORS. Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 370 dated 4.11.2010 under Sections 436, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, registered at Police Station Tauru, District Mewat.

(2.) LEARNED Counsel for the Petitioners has vehemently argued that to constitute an offence under Section 3 of the SC/ST Act, any action or omission should have been in the public place or public view. He has placed reliance on the judgment of this Court in the matter of Jagir Chand v. State of Punjab, 2002 (4) RCR 445, judgment of Karnataka High Court in the matter of N.B. Gungarakoppa and Ors. v. State of Karnataka, 2002 (4) RCR 77 and Full Bench judgment of Rajasthan High Court in the matter of Virendra Singh v. State of Rajasthan, 2000 (4) RCR 53 and has argued that anticipatory bail in the offence under Section 3 of the SC/ST Act is not totally barred if prima facie Court finds that offence was not committed in public view, then the Court is empowered to enlarge the accused on anticipatory bail.

(3.) IN the opinion of this Court, prima facie case is made out, hence in view of Section 18 of the SC/ST Act, no anticipatory bail can be granted in favour of the Petitioners.