Saravanan came there and questioned the said Kuppusamy (A1) about the act. At that time, one Egambaram (A2) and one Nallusamy (A3), who were there also scolded them by using caste name. Further, they were said to have assaulted them by using wooden log and coconut leaf-stalk. At that time, one Ramasamy (A4) came there and he threw a stone on the defacto complainant and his sons. Thereafter, some of the villagers came there and rescued them and sent them to the Hospital. Based on which, the defacto complainant gave a complaint before P.W.13. The same was registered in Crime No.171 of 2018, for the offences under Sections 294(b), 323, 324, 336 and 506(ii) of IPC and Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015, (hereinafter, for the sake of brevity, referred to as “SC/ST (POA) Act”). Thereafter, P.W.14 conducted the investigation. During the course of investigation, P.W.14 altered the case into under Sections 294(b), 323, 324, 336 and 506(ii) of IPC r/w 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (POA) Act. Thereafter, the final report was filed by P.W.14 before the trial Court. After filing the final report, the same was taken on file in S.C.No.85 of 2018 by the learned Sessions Judge, Karur.
