JUDGMENT :

1. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the State.

2. The factual matrix of the case is that on 21/8/2019 at about 1.00 p.m., near the land of Koththi Puttaiah at Kempisiddanahundi village, with common intention, all the accused persons formed an unlawful assembly holding deadly weapons like chopper and machchu and committed an offence of rioting against PW1 and accused No.1 wrongfully restrained PW1 when he was proceeding in the motorcycle and caused grievous hurt to PW1 by chopper, as a result, PW1 had sustained injury to his right middle finger, accused Nos.3 to 5 caused simple injuries by chopper to the right foot, left arm and right elbow of PW1 and also intimidated PW1 with an intention to cause alarm to PW1. Based on the compliant, the police have registered the case for the offences punishable under Ss. 143, 147, 148, 341, 326, 324 and 506 read with Sec. 149 of IPC. The injured was taken to the hospital and took treatment firstly at Nanjangud hospital and thereafter at K.R.Hospital, Mysuru for a period of 16 days. The police after the completion of the investigation, charge-sheet has bee