ORDER

Dated this the 25^th day of February, 2026 The accused Nos. 1 to 3 in Crime No. 829 of 2020 of Thrikkunnappuzha police station has filed this Crl.M.C. under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., praying for quashing all further proceedings against them. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Sections 341 , 506 r/w 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 (1)(r), 3(1)(s) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act .

2. The prosecution case as revealed from the FIR is that the accused persons, who are not members of the scheduled caste or scheduled tribe community, with the intention to insult the defacto complainant, who is a member of schedule caste community, called her by her caste name on 07.10.2020 at about 9.00 a.m., wrongfully restrained her while she was bringing quarry waste in a lorry, abused her in filthy words, intimidated to do away with her and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

3. When this matter came up for arguments, there was no representation for the petitioner. The petition was opposed by the learned Public Prosecutor.

4. On a perusal of the FI statement, it can be seen that there are specific allegations