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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
M.NAGAPRASANNA
Gangadhar C/o Shivayya Gandadamata – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The petitioners in both these petitions are before this Court calling in question registration of a crime in crime No.176/2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 323, 324, 504 read with Section 149 of the IPC and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’ for short). Both these petitions are filed challenging the same crime but are filed by different accused. Therefore, both the petitions are taken together and considered by this common order.
2. Heard Sri. Rohith B.J., learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri. Nageshwarappa, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1.
3. Respondent No.2 though served 3 years ago has remained unrepresented. The State has preferred an application seeking vacation of the interim order. Therefore, the matter is taken up for its final disposal.
4. The petitioners and the respondent No.2/complainant have a dispute with regard to certain lands. The dispute leads to an altercation between the two on a particular date i.e., on 01.05.2023. It is the allegation in the compl
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