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(a) On 26-7-2014, at about 01.00 p.m., the petitioners, who are the men of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), gathered at Prakasam Chowk, Bhimavaram, followed by several other people with a view to provoke the general public and raised slogans protesting against Sri N.Chandra Babu Naidu, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of State of Andhra Pradesh (hereinafter will be referred as Chief Minister). They have conducted a Mock Praja Court on the public road. Accused No.7 acted as a Judge, accused No.8 acted as an Advocate on behalf of accused 9 and 10 who are projected as a farmer and dwacra woman and they have placed the effigy of the Hon'ble Chief Minister before the said Mock Court as an accused alleging that the Chief Minister failed to waive the crop loans of farmers and loans of dwacra women.

Accused No.7 who acted as a Judge imposed capital punishment of hanging to the effigy of the Chief Minister. Accused 1 to 6, 9 and 10 hanged the said effigy to a nearby tree in the public place and burnt the said effigy and thereby provoked the general public and insulted the dignity of the Chief Minister and defamed the CMR, J.

crlp_14289_2014 Chief Minister and they also caused obstruction of free flow of traffic.

crlp_14289_2014 to cancel the crop loans of the farmers and the loans of dwacra women and thereby imposed capital punishment of hanging to the effigy of the Chief Minister and they all hanged the said effigy to the nearby tree in public place and burnt it and thereby provoked the general public, insulted the dignity of the Chief Minister and defamed him and caused obstruction of free flow of traffic.

8. Now it is to be ascertained from the above facts as to whether any such offences under Sections 341, 500 and 504 IPC are made out or not.

crlp_14289_2014 or in the statements of the witnesses L.Ws.1 to 4 recorded during the course of investigation that they were restrained by the petitioners voluntarily so as to prevent them from proceeding in any direction in which they have right to proceed. A perusal of the statements of witnesses recorded during the course of investigation show that three of them are doing petty businesses at the scene of offence and they only stated that the petitioners herein have conducted a Mock Court with the effigy of the Hon'ble Chief Minister protesting that he did not fulfill the promise given to the people at the time of election and failed to cancel the crop loans of the farmers and the loans of dwacra women and thereafter they have gutted the effigy in fire after hanging it to a tree. They have not stated that they were restrained by the petitioners or that the petitioners have restrained any member of the public from proceeding in any direction in which they have right to proceed. Therefore, even as per the evidence collected by the Investigating Officer in this case which is placed on record, there is absolutely no material to hold that the petitioners herein have voluntarily obstructed any person to prevent him from proceeding in any direction in which he has a right to proceed so as to hold that they have committed an offence of wrongful restraint of any person as contemplated under Section 339 IPC which is punishable under Section 341 IPC. Therefore, no offence punishable under Section 341 IPC is made out in this case on the basis of the facts and circumstances of the case.