ORDER :

1. All these Petitions seek quashment of proceedings in CC No. 12763/2023 pending on the file of learned 42nd ACMM (Special Court for trial of cases against MPs/MLAs in the State). These proceedings arose from Crime No. 54/2022 registered by the High Grounds Police, Bengaluru City, against as many as 36 Accused persons for the offences punishable u/s. 143 of IPC 1860 and u/s. 103 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963.

2. BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE:

(a) On 14.04.2022 at about 8 of the clock (morning), the Complainant namely Kum. Jahida, a Woman Police Sub-Inspector whilst on usual rounds received information that a particular Political Party was going to organize a protest in public by surrounding the official residence of the Chief Minister, at Bengaluru. At around 11.30 of the clock, the Accused persons entered the public road shouting slogans against a then Minister of the Government to coerce his resignation.

(b) The group abruptly walked on the public road from Madhavanagar to the point of Race View Hotel at around 12.30 of the clock (afternoon) obstructing the traffic and disturbing the law and order. Therefore, all they were taken to preventive custody, and later enlarged on Po