JUDGMENT

K Natarajan, J. - The petitioners, who are accused Nos.1 and 2, have filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, 'the Cr.P.C.') for granting anticipatory bail in Crime No.145 of 2020 registered by Chitradurga Rural Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 307, 323, 324, 354(B), 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, 'the IPC' ) and Sections 3(1)(r)(s), 3(1)(w)(i)(ii) and 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 [for short, 'the SC/ST (POA) Act'].

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned State Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1-State and the learned counsel appearing for the complainant-respondent No.2.

3. The petitioners have contended that they are innocent of the alleged offences and a false complaint is made by the complainant with an intention to give a criminal colour to a civil dispute. A land bearing survey No.12/5p1 of Bedarubommenahalli Village, Chitradurga, was fallen to the share of Chandranaik, who is the grandfather of the complainant, under panchayat parikath dated 19-11-1984. T