ORDER

Ramesh Ranganathan, J. — This Criminal Petition is filed to quash the complaint in P.R.C. No. 9 of 2003 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ramannapet.

2. The allegations, in the complaint filed by the first respondent herein, are that the complainant and accused 1 to 9 belong to the same village of Ch. Ramavaram, and that the complainant belongs to the Scheduled Caste while the accused belong to the higher caste. On the date of the offence i.e., during Dusserah festival, the complainant, along, with other villagers, went to the ‘Dasara’ bulrush tree for plucking leaves as per their custom. While the complainant was snapping the bulrush leaves, Accused 1 to 9 abused him, asked him not to touch the bulrush tree since he belonged to the Madiga caste and was an untouchable. Accused 1 to 9 prevented the complainant from snapping the bulrush leaves, abused him in a filthy and vulgar language as “Madiga Lanjakodaka Mammalanu muttukontava”, and chased him with axes and empty beer bottles. Accused No. 1 threw his axe on the complainant and when the complainant fell down, all the accused attacked him and attempted to murder him with axes and empty bear b