The petitioners are before this Court calling in question

proceedings in C.C.No.15297 of 2017 registered for offences

punishable under Sections 35, 332, 504 read with Section 34 of

the IPC.

2. Heard Sri R.Ranganath Reddy, learned counsel

appearing for the petitioners and Smt. K.P.Yashodha, learned

High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondent.

3. Brief facts as projected by the prosecution are as

follows:-

Police constables attached to the Cubbon Park Police

Station

claim to have received credible information on

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14.08.2016 at about 3.20 a.m. that some persons near WYT Pub

were involved in a squabble. After receipt of the information the

Police along with other staff visited the Pub and enquired about

the reason for the squabble with the Security Guard of the Pub.

The Security Guard appears to have pointed towards the

petitioners and two others to be the reason for causing trouble

in an inebriated state. The Police claim to have questioned the

accused persons as to why they were involved in the fight and

one of the accused appears to have replied in a manner that

would become punishable under Sections 353, 332 and 504 of

the IPC as the Police alleged that accused N