M. S. A. Siddiqui,j.

( 1 ) BY this petition under Section 482 Criminal Procedure Code. , the petitioner seeks quashing of the criminal proceedings emanating from the FIR No. 248/96 under Sections 147/149/323/354/506 Indian Penal Code registered at the Police Station Tughlak Road.

( 2 ) PETITIONER is the president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (for short the BSP ). In 1996, the Govt. had provided security cover to the petitioner and he was placed in "z category. Petitioner s official residence had a security picket at its entrance. On 25. 10. 96, Ms. Mayawati (since discharged) and other BSP leaders had assembled at the petitioner s residence to deliberate on the issue of government formation in Uttar Pradesh. On that day, some 50/60 journalists, hoping to get a quota or a photograph of these leaders, had positioned themselves in front of the petitioner s residence. Petitioner s security personnel asked the mediapersons to leave the area and aheated verbal exchanged ensued. The petitioner then emerged from the house. As per prosecution case, the petitioner, having abused the mediapersons, exhorted his security personnel to thrash them. Thereafter, the security personnel started hittin

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