Navneet Chauhan vs State of Haryana

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2025 Supreme(P&H) 16

HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Navneet Chauhan – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Parties : Mr. A.P.S. Sandhu Adv., Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj AAG, Haryana

Table of Content
1. allegations of violent assault and charges framed (Para 1 , 2)
2. accused parties argue self-defense and retaliatory accusations (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
3. misinterpretation and misapplication of sc/st provisions (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
4. discussion on requirements for public view in sc/st act (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
5. order to set aside charge under sc/st act (Para 14 , 15)

JUDGMENT :

Mr. Harpreet Singh Brar, J.

1. The present revision petition is preferred against impugned order dated 02.04.2019 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ambala whereby charges have been framed against the petitioners under Sections 148 and 323, 325, 506, 427 read with Section 149 IPC and Section 3(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (in short ‘the SC/ST Act’) in the case stemming from FIR No.39 dated 13.03.2017 at Police Station Shahzadpur, District Ambala.

2. Briefly, the facts, as alleged, are that on 13.03.2017, respondent No.2-complainant Phool Chand was going on his cycle and reached near one Pappu Rana’s farm around 1:30 PM, then the petitioners-accused rounded him up and attacked him with iron rods and swords. On receiving the said