Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989–Secs. 3(1)(v) & (va)–Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Sec. 482–Denial from quashing the FIR–Justification–Private dispute was going between the parties with respect to the illegal construction–It was converted into criminal proceedings by initiating the complaint–Further, none of the ingredients of the offence u/ss. 3(1)(v) & (va) are made out–High Court ought to have quashed the criminal proceedings.
