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M. NAGAPRASANNA
Suresha, S/o Vishwanatha Poojary – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka – Respondent
ORDER :
The petitioners are before this Court calling in question registration of a crime in Crime No.81 of 2024 of Konaje Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 153A, 504, 506 and 149 of the IPC.
2. Heard Sri M. Aruna Shyam, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri B.N. Jagadeesh, learned Additional Special Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1.
3. The facts, in brief, adumbrated are as follows:-
On 09-06-2024 between 8.45 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. one Harish, Nanda Kumar, Subhash and Kishan Kumar were returning back after finishing the celebrations of victory and taking of oath by the Prime Minister. When they reached Samadan Bar of Boliyar Grama, Ullal Taluk, it is the case of the petitioners, that they were attacked by 25 persons alleging how they raised slogans of Bharath Matha Ki Jai and one of them is said to have stabbed into stomach of Harish and back of Nanda Kumar. Based on the said incident, on the very night Kishan Kumar lodged a complaint at 11.00 p.m. against 23 persons. This becomes a crime in Crime No.80 of 2024 for offences punishable under Sections 341, 143, 147, 148, 504, 506, 323, 324, 307 and 149 of the IPC. It
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