(1.) This is an appeal filed under Sec. 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
(2.) The appellants are accused Nos. 1 to 9 in Crime No.381/2024 of Kumaly Police Station. They are alleged to have committed offences punishable under Ss. 141, 143, 144, 147, 148, 341, 354, 354B, 294(b), 324, 323 r/w Sec. 149 of the IPC and Ss. 3(1)(s), 3(1)(w)(i) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
(3.) The prosecution case :-