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{Caste Discrimination} Bombay HC granted bail to School Principal booked for insulting a teacher belonging to the Schedule Caste Community

MUMBAI: In Dr. Lekha Visaria vs the State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court granted anticipatory bail to a school principal charged with abusing a teacher belonging to a Scheduled Caste community. The Bench headed by Justice Milind Jadhav also shows the disagreement with the complainant teacher for putting up a banner seeking the arrest of the principal. The Court stated that the complainant should not have exercised extra-judicial remedies.

“This approach of the informant in publishing a banner certainly would emanate from the thought of seeking vengeance against the appellant (school principal). Once the complaint is lodged, FIR is registered, and the publication of the banner is uncalled for. The complainant cannot seek extra-judicial remedies to pressurize the prosecution,” the Court said.

“Prosecution will carry out the investigation on the basis of cogent material on record and its investigation process. Parties should desist from such acts and allow the prosecution to do its duty in accordance with the law,” the single-judge underscored.