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The petitioner herein filed this revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure being aggrieved by the charges framed by the LXX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Bengaluru, in Special Case No.404 of 2015 dated 3-4-2018.

2. The ranks of the parties before the trial Court are retained for the sake of brevity.

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3. The case of the petitioner/accused No.1 is that Madivala Police filed charge-sheet against the petitioner and other three accused for the offences punishable under Sections 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, 'the I.P.C.'), Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, [for short, 'the SC/ST (POA) Act']. After filing the charge- sheet, the petitioner and other accused appeared before the Court and all the four accused filed an application under Section 227 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to discharge them from the said offences. On 25-9-2017, the trial Court rejected the application. Being aggrieved by the same, all the four accused filed Criminal Revision Petition No.1069 of 2017 before this Court. By the order dated 10-11-2017, this Court allowed the revision petition and directed the trial Court to re-hear the said application and to pass appropriate orders. Thereafter, by the order 23-12-2017, the trial Court considered the application of the accused under Section 227 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and passed the order holding that the charges shall be framed against accused Nos.1 to 4 for the offences punishable under Sections 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C., Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (POA) Act and also under Section 354D of the I.P.C. and Section 12 of the POCSO Act.

4. Being aggrieved by the same, all accused filed Criminal Revision Petition No.39 of 2018 before this Court. After considering the facts and circumstances of the case, by the order dated 16-2-2018, this Court partly allowed the revision petition and ordered to discharge accused Nos.2 to 4 for the offences punishable under Sections 504, 506 and 354D of the I.P.C., Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (POA) Act and also under Section 12 of the POCSO Act and specifically directed the trial Court to proceed accused No.1 and frame charges for the offences punishable under Sections 504, 506 and 354D of the I.P.C., Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (POA) Act and also under Section 12 of the POCSO Act. By the order dated 3-4-2018, the trial Court framed the charges against the petitioner/accused No.1 for the offences punishable under Sections 504, 506, 354D and 305 read with Section 511 of the I.P.C. and Section 12 of the POCSO Act and also Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (POA) Act. The same is challenged in this revision petition under the grounds that in spite of directions issued by this Court in Criminal Revision Petition No.39 of 2018, the trial Court included one more Section 305 read with Section 511 of the I.P.C. without assigning any reason prior to framing of the charges.

"The order passed by the trial Court insofar as accused No.1 is concerned is sustainable and the same is confirmed insofar as accused No.1. The trial Court is directed to frame charges for the offences punishable under Sections 504, 506 and 354D of IPC, Section 3(1)(x) of SC/ST (POA) Act and also under Section 12 of POCSO Act."

9. This Court discharged accused Nos.2 to 4 for the offences punishable under Sections mentioned in the charge-sheet. Once the matter has been remanded to the trial Court to frame the specific charges for the offences punishable under Sections 504, 506 and 354D of the I.P.C. and Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (POA) Act, also under Section 12 of the POCSO Act, but the trial Court added Section 305 read with Section 511 of the I.P.C., after remand made by this Court.

"xxx Accused No.1 not belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, and neighbour of child victim, CW2 belonging to Scheduled Caste, knowing very well that CW2 belong to Scheduled Caste, have been sexually harassing CW2 for about one year prior to 04.05.2015, by going to her school, following her, proposing her, despite her protest and on 04.05.2016, at 5.30 p.m, seeing the absence of complainant, went to CW2's house no.411, 6th cross, 7th main, Hongasandra, Bengaluru and abused CW2 in foul and filthy language and in the name of caste and put life threats to her and CW2, unable to bear the harassment poured kerosene on herself and lit fire, in a bid to commit suicide, and thereby grievous burn injuries are caused to CW2, and thereby you have committed offences punishable u/s 504, 506, 354D, 305 R/w 511 of IPC and section 12 of POCSO Act and section 3(1)(x) of SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, within cognizance of this Court."