5. The learned counsel appearing for the de facto complainant/P.W.1 submitted that due to previous enmity that existed between the Appellants / Accused 1 to 3 and the de facto complainant, on 29.05.2013 at about 6:30 p.m. when the de facto complainant was returning back from his work, near Fathima College, P.W.1 was wrongfully restrained by the Accused persons A-2 and A-3, wherein, they questioned the de facto complainant the reasons for attacking their father (A-1). The de facto complainant explained the accused persons that he did not attack their father (A-1). At that time, the father(A-1) of the accused persons/ A-2 and A3, came to the spot and he along with A-2 and A-3, started to attack the de facto complainant using bricks that were kept in the nearby place for construction purpose. A-1 by using a brick, caused grievous blood injury to the de facto complainant by hitting him over his head. A-2 by using a wooden stick, attacked the de facto complainant over the back side of his head and A-3 attacked the de facto complainant using a brick over his face and caused grievous blood injury. Noticing the notorious activities of the accused/ A-1 to A-3, P.W.2 and P.W.3 came for the rescue of their son P.W.1. On seeing this, the accused persons fled away from the scene of occurrence. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Sellur Police Station (P.W.10) registered a case in Crime No.457 of 2013, on the file of D-2 Sellur Police Station for the offence under Sections 341, 324 and 506(2) of Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. According to the learned counsel for the de facto complainant, the trial Court has rightly convicted the accused/ appellants and imposed with punishment as aforementioned.
