JUDGMENT

Shri Balwant Singh Kushwaha, Counsel for the applicant. Shri C.P. Singh, Counsel for the State.

1. This application under Section 482 of CrPC has been filed for quahsment of FIR in Crime No.123/2018 registered at Police Station Lahar Distt. Bhind for offence under Sections 3 53 , 332, 336, 147, 148, 149 of IPC as well as under Section 3 of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.

2. It is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that on 2nd of April, 2018, a procession was being taken by the members of reserved category against certain provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. When the procession reached near Lohiya Check Bazar, Lahar, 300 persons who were the members of the procession started trying to forcibly shutdown the market. The persons, who were the members of the procession, were insisting that in case, if the shops are not shutdown and shopkeeper do not support the call of Bharat Band, then they will be treated. However, those persons were informed that it is illegal to get the market closed, but they did not stop. Manish S/o Shivlal was also one of the members of the procession. Members of the procession