RAVI VARUN KUMAR Vs. STATION HOUSE OFFICER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioners have been arrayed as accused Nos. 1 and 4 in Crime No. 287/2012 of Whitefield Police Station registered for the offences punishable under Sections 353, 307, 504 read with Section 34. IPC. According to the case of the prosecution, one Babu working as Head Constable in Whitefield Police Station lodged a report at about 00.20 hours on 25.10.2012 and based on the said report, the aforesaid ease came to be registered and investigation was taken up. According to the allegations made in the complaint the complainant was deputed for bandobast duty in relation to Pallakki procession held in Pattandur Agrahara Village and while he was going behind the Pallakki procession, he received a phone call on his mobile informing him that persons in two groups are quarrelling in front of the procession. Immediately he came to the front side and there he saw two groups quarrelling with each other and at that place one person showed accused No. 1 to the complainant stating that he has hidden a long knife in his waist. Immediately, the complainant took out the said long knife and on seeing this, accused Nos. 1 to 4 abused the complainant in filthy language, surrounded the complainant and by stating that they have come there to commit murder of a resident of Pattandur village and the complainant is intervening in the same, accused No. 1 tried to stab the complainant on his abdomen. However to ward off the said blow the complainant held the knife by his right hand as a result he sustained injuries to his tight hand and immediately others caught hold other accused persons and in the meanwhile. Hoysala Jeep came there in which all of them were taken to the Police Station. When the petitioners were produced before the jurisdictional Magistrate, they were subjected to judicial custody. Their applications filed before the learned Sessions Judge for grant of bail came to be rejected. Therefore, they are before this Court.

(2.) The petition is opposed by the respondent-State.

(3.) I have heard both sides. Perused the records made available.