ORDER :

The instant petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973[For short ‘Cr.P.C’] has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 45 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.188 of 2020 on the file of Special Court for SC/ST Cases-cum-VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ananthapuram, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323 and 506 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code[For short ‘I.P.C’] and Section 3(1) (r) and (s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989[For short ‘the Act’].

2. The facts of the case as mentioned in the complaint, in brief, are as follows:

a. Respondent No.2/Complainant is the resident of Sainagar, Mudigubba Village and Mandal and has been eking out his livelihood by establishing a water plant on the subsidy given by the Government. He belongs to ST-Erikala community. On 04.05.2020 at about 6.30 p.m., while he was standing in front of his water plan, Petitioner No.1/Accused No.1 came to the water plant and asked as to “Emira Neellu Vadala Ledaa”.

b. When the complainant stated that due to lock down, he closed the plant at 12.00 p.m. Accused No.1 grew wild on him