The Court

1. I have heard at length Sri S.A. Razvi, learned Counsel for the petitioners-accused and Sri Rajashekar Siri, learned Counsel for the respondent-complainant.

2. The respondent-complainant lodged a complaint with the police setting out as to what the petitioners-accused had allegedly done on 23-7-1996 and which acts amounted to offences punishable under the Indian Penal Code. The police investigated into the same and submitted 'B' report before the jurisdictional Magistrate. The respondent-complainant filed what he called objections to 'B' report filed by the police. I would extract the whole of that document for better appreciation of rival contentions of the parties:

"In the Court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Yelburga

C.C. No. 310 of 1998

B.S. Madinoor v Veerappa and 13 Others

OBJECTIONS TO 'B' F.R. FILED BY THE POLICE

Herein the complainant above named begs to file his objection to 'B' F.R. filed by the I.O.

The complainant has filed the complaint on 23-8-1996 before the concerned police. The accused have committed an offence punishable under heinous offences. In spite of that Investigating Officer has not at all investigated the matter and not at all enquired