ORDER :

1. The petitioner is before this Court calling in question order dated 20-07-2022 passed by the LXX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Bangalore in Special Case No.217 of 2021 on an application filed by the petitioner/accused No.3 under Section 227 of the CrPC seeking his discharge from the array of accused.

2. Heard Sri Sandesh J.Chouta, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt. K.P.Yashodha, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1.

3. Facts succinctly stated are as follows:

The petitioner is accused No.3 in Special Case No.217 of 2021. The 2nd respondent is the complainant. On 13-11-2021 one Sreedhar leaves his house to meet a friend in Hebbal. On the way back the said Sreedhar stops his car near Shanthi Sagar Hotel at Kammanahalli Main Road to go for shopping and later proceeded towards Nagawara. His car was stopped at Hennur service road to answer a nature call. The accused spots the said Sreedhar on the service road when he returned to his car and started driving. The accused are alleged to have blocked the car by their two wheelers and when Sreedhar got down from the car and started running to esca