Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 379 & 447–Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989–Sec. 3(1)(f), 3(1)(g) & 3(2)(va)–Cognizance for the offence–Sustainability–Police filed the negative final report after detailed investigation–Statements of witnesses M, R & C cannot be relied on because the names of these witnesses were not reflected in any of document–
Witness M admitted that it is a hearsay story and he had not seen the criminal trespass–Held, there was no ground for rejecting the final report–Impugned order is liable to be set aside.
