JUDGMENT :

Ranjit More, J.

The Petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of Constitution of India and section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 to quash the proceedings of FIR bearing CR. No.4 of 2018 registered on 8th January 2018 with Vishrambagh Police Station, Pune qua him.

2. The subject FIR was registered on 8th Janaury 2018 on the basis of complaint of one Tushar Ramesh Damgude, initially for the offence punishable under sections 153A,505(I) (b),117 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 with Vishrambagh Police Station, Pune. On 24th January 2018, investigation of this FIR was transferred to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Swargate in pursuance of the directions given by Commissioner of Police.

The FIR proceeds on the lines that Tushar Damgude (first informant) came to know through social networking sites that there is programme at Shaniwarwada on 31st December 2017 organised by Elgar Parishad. He attended the said programmne / public meeting at around 2.00 p.m. on 31st December 2017. It is stated by the informant that there were few speakers, singers, comperes and other performers present on the stage; some of the performers