ORAL ORDER

1. The petitioner has challenged the registration of the First Information Report (FIR) for offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2014, and Sections 127(2), 137(2), 3(5), 352, and 49 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.

2. The second respondent lodged an FIR stating that on

13.11.2024, at about 6:00 p.m., while he and his family members were in their house, a blast was carried out by persons associated with Shreya Stone Crushers, causing stones to fall on the rooftop and inside the house. On the same day, he lodged an FIR seeking action against Shreya Stone Crushers for failing to conduct the blasting operation with adequate safety measures. The complaint was registered as Crime No.165/2024 for offences punishable under Sections 125 and 288 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.

3. It is further alleged that on 16.11.2024, at about 3:00 p.m., while the complainant was at home, two persons, namely, Basavaraj, son of Sharanappa Uppar, and Sharanappa, son of Ninganagouda Sannagoudra, forcibly took him on a motorcycle and wrongfully confined him at the Shreya Stone Crusher unit