2. Admit.
3. The Appellants have challenged the order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge - 9 and Special Judge, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, in Criminal Bail Application No.3140/2023 by which, the application for anticipatory bail is rejected on 05.12.2023.
4. The accusation against the present appellants is on the basis of report lodged by Sudhir Ramkrushna Jambhulkar alleging that he belongs to the Mahar Community and acquainted with the present appellants, as they are residents of Khasala. On 24.11.2023 at about 9.15 a.m. to 9.30 a.m., he was standing in front of his Hardware shop, at the relevant time, appellant No.1 Ravindra Pardhi came there and abused him by saying " rw ek>h foukdkj.k cnukeh djrksl] rwyk tkLr ekt vkyk vkgs] rwEgh fru pkj ?kjkps egkj ek>s dkgh miMw ukgh 'kdr] rwyk ftokfu'kh ek:u Vkdhu] lkY;k eknjpksnk rw Lor%yk dk; letrks" and thereafter they went in a Pan Stall and again returned back along with his brother appellant Nos.2 and 3. At the relevant time, appellant No.1 was holding a fiber log and appellant No.3 was holding a wooden log. They all have assaulted him by Cri.appeal.766.2023.Judgment.odt (3) means of weapons due to which, he sustained the injuries on his head. At the relevant time witnesses namely, Pramod Nagbhide, Mangesh Kuthekar, Sandip Sahare were present. He was immediately shifted in the hospital. On the basis of said report, police have registered the crime against the present appellants.