CAV ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA)

Accused Nos.3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 21, 22, 23, and 24 are before this Court assailing the order dated 05.08.2024 of the Special Court for trial of NIA Cases in Special Case No.141/2021 rejecting their application filed under Section 227 of Cr.P.C. seeking to discharge them of the offences punishable under Sections 6, 18 and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA).

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 11.08.2020 that around 8.45 p.m., 25 to 30 people gathered around Kadugondana (KG) Halli Police Station, protesting and demanding arrest of one P. Naveen, nephew of one local MLA. They were upset over derogatory comments allegedly posted by P. Naveen which insulted a specific community. By 8.50 p.m. a group of people led by others entered the police station premises demanding registration of case against Naveen and others. The police accepted the complaint and registered it for a preliminary enquiry noting that a similar case had already been registered at D.J. Halli police station, Bengaluru against the said Naveen on the same day. However, the protestors became increasingly violent, which prompte