( 1 ) THE petitioner has lodged a complaint with the City Magistrate, Bangalore, against the respondent alleging that the latter had issued a printed pamphlet according to the contents of which the complainant had no right to worship or enter into any Jain temple and the Complainant should be prevented from entering such places of public worship belonging to the Jain community and offering prayers and religious services in those places. He also alleged that the accused was encouraging untouchability by instigating the Jains not to have social or religious intercourse with others of the same religion like the Complainant. According to the Complainant, the accused has contravened Sections 3, 7 and 10 of the untouchability Offences (1955) Act by such conduct and he prays that the matter be enquired into and that the accused be punished according to law. The learned Magistrate took the case on file in respect of an offence under Section 500 of the indian Penal Code. The complainant went up in revision to this Court. The Revision Petition was dismissed with the observation that the Petitioner might urge before the learned Magistrate his contention that the case should be registered for

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