This Criminal Original Petition is filed to quash the criminal proceedings in PRC.No.30/2005 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Bhavani.

2. The petitioners are arrayed as A1 to A3 for the alleged offences under Section 3(1) (iv)&(v) of Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 herein after referred to as the Act) and Sections 341 and 451 of IPC. The 1st petitioner is the father of the petitioners 2 and 3.

3. The father of the respondent by name Kali was a member of the Anthiyur Land Colonization Cooperative Society Limited, Anthiyur, Erode District and by the proceedings No.1916/66 dated 2. 1966 and he was allotted the lands measuring an extent of 3.86 acres in SF.No.1075 and 1.35 Acres in SF.No.1974/1 of Anthiyur Village corresponding to RS.No.627. The allottee was in possession and enjoyment of the property and after the death of the original allottee, his son the respondent herein executed a registered sale deed dated 6. 1967 in the name of the 1st petitioners mother-in-law Guruvayammal, wife of Palani gounder. The said document was duly registered as Document No.1288/1967 on the file of the Sub Registrar, Anthiyur in respe