ORDER

This is a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 , by the accused Nos.1 to 4 in Crime No.131 of 2018 of Arekode Police Station, Malappuram, which is pending as SC No.812/2018 of the Special Court for Trial of Offences under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act) Cases, Manjeri. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Sections 341 , 323, 354 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3 (1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1988 .

2. The prosecution case is that, on 24.05.2018 at about 10.00 a.m, the accused persons who are not members of the Scheduled caste/Scheduled Tribe, wrongfully restrained the defacto complainant, who is a member of the Scheduled Caste community, abused her in filthy words, caught-hold on her hands and outraged her modesty and thereby they alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences. It is also alleged that when CW1, 2, 5 and 6 intervened, the accused persons voluntarily caused hurt to them also. During the pendency of this case, CW2 is no more.

3. According to the petitioners, the dispute has been settled with the defacto complainant