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3. Further, the respondent/complainant has alleged that as he had constructed a house in temple land, the petitioners had threatened him to vacate the temple land and used derogatory terms in referring to his caste, and addressed him as "pariah". Further the respondent/complainant alleged that he was admitted in Thanjavur Medical College Hospital as in-patient for two days; consequent to the assault on him by the petitioners.

4. Further, the respondent alleged that the petitioners/accused threatened him not to disclose the assault made on him. When the respondent was undergoing treatment as inpatient in the Government Hospital, Thanjavur, his house was set on fire; for which the fire department also had issued a certificate. The petitioner, Manohar had beaten the respondent, with stick, when the complainant tried to prevent the blow, his left hand was fractured.

7. The petitioners stated that the respondent had encroached the temple land and trespassed. Hence, the defacto complainant lodged a complaint with the police. On the said complaint, the police registered a case against the respondent herein. Further, the petitioners have contended that they proceeded in the case in accordance with law. They deny all the allegations made by the respondent herein. Per contra, the learned counsel for the respondent submitted that the respondent's house was set on fire and the respondent was admitted in the hospital due to assault of the petitioners. Further, it is alleged that the petitioners had beaten the respondent in a public place and insulted him by using his caste name of 'pariahs'. The learned counsel argued that the petitioners had misused police power on the respondent belonging to scheduled caste.