- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6008 CRL.P No. 1137 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1137 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. NARSIMHA MURTHY N S/O. LATE NARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS 2. RAGHUNANDAN @ RAVI S/O NARSIMHA MURTHY.N AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS PETITIONER NOS.1 AND 2 ARE R/AT.E-884, MUDDINAPALYA EAST WEST SIDE NEAR BUS STOP MUDDINAPALYA BANGALORE NORTH BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT-560 091. 3. DAKSHAYINI W/O MAHESHA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT K. MALLENAHALLI HONNAVARA, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-571 802. 4. MEERA. R W/O NARSIMHA MURTHY.N AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT. E-884 MUDDINAPALYA EAST WEST SIDE NEAR BUS STOP Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6008 CRL.P No. 1137 of 2025 MUDDINAPALYA BANGALORE NORTH BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT - 560 091. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. JAYASIMHA K.P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANNAPOORNESHWARINAGAR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU -560 001. 2. L. RAJAMMA W/O M. RANGARAJ AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 259, 2ND 'E' CROSS, 5TH MAIN, BASAVESHWARANAGAR 3RD BLOCK, BENGALURU -560 079. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO RELEASE THE PETITIONERS ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN CR.NO.462/2024 FOR THE PUNISHABLE UNDER SEC.118 (1),3(5),329(3),351(3),352 OF BNS AND SEC.3(2)(v-a),3(1)(r)(s) AND 3(1)(g) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6008 CRL.P No. 1137 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER After arguing the matter for sometime, learned Counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking permission to convert the present criminal petition into an appropriate criminal appeal. 2. Submission along with the memo is placed on record. 3. Registry is directed to convert the present criminal petition into an appropriate criminal appeal. Petitioners are also permitted to amend the pleadings and the prayer to enable conversion into a criminal appeal. 4. Registry is directed to permit the petitioners to carry out necessary amendments, corrections in the pleadings and prayer to enable such conversion. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:6008 CRL.P No. 1137 of 2025 5. Accordingly, this criminal petition is disposed of for statistical purpose. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE JJ List No.: 4 Sl No.: 1 CT:SNN