The charges fraimed against them were in these terms : "(1) That you on or about the 17th day of Bhadra, 1356 B.S. at Panshila, P. section Shyampur, with the intention of wounding the religious feelings of P. W. 1, Dhirendra Nath Bera, the complainant, committed trespass upon the cremation ground where the funeral rites of the mother of the complainant were being performed and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 297, Indian Penal Code, and within my cognizance; (2) That you oil or about the 17th day of Bhadra, 1356 B. section at Panshila, P. section Shyampur, defamed P. W. 1, Dhirendra Nath Bera, the complainant, by making imputation to the effect that he had killed his mother intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation would harm the reputation of the complainant and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 500, Indian Penal Code, and within my cognizance.