This appeal has been filed by accused Nos.1 to 20

challenging the order dated 04.07.2022 passed in Criminal

Miscellaneous

No.503/2022

by

the

learned

Principal

District

and

Sessions

Judge,

Koppal,

whereunder

anticipatory bail petition of these appellants filed under

Section 438 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

(hereinafter referred to as the 8Cr.P.C.9, for brevity) in

Crime No.159/2021 of Gangavathi Rural Police Station

registered for the offences punishable under Sections 143,

147, 148, 323, 324, 354, 504, 506 read with Section 149

of the India Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the

8IPC9, for brevity) and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(w),

3(2)(va) of The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred

to as 8SC & ST (POA) Act9, for brevity), came to be

rejected.

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3.

Heard

learned

counsel

for

the

appellants,

learned counsel for respondent No.2 and learned High

Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1/State.

The

case

of

the

prosecution

is

that,

one

Shanmukappa S/o. Kariyappa has filed the complaint

stating that on 29.05.2022 at about 10.30 a.m., when

Neelamma,

Somanath,

Devamma,

Durugappa

and

Shekarappa were feeding