- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4519 CRL.P No. 1269 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1269 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHIVARAJ @ MUSLA, S/O MOHAN KUMAR, AGE 33 YEARS, OCCUPATION CAR DRIVER, R/O ANTHARAGANGE CHAMP VILLAGE, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 245. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOPAL K.B, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA INSPECTOR OF POLICE RURAL POLICE STATION BHADRAVATHI, SHIVAMOGGA DIST., REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 002. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION GRANTING BAIL TO THE PETITIONER (A2) IN SPL.C.NO.5078/2023 PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF LEARNED IV ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE SHIVAMOGGA SITTING AT BHADRAVATHI BY SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE SAME COURT IN SPL.C.NO.5078/2023 DATED, 10TH JANUARY 2025 WHEREIN CHARGE SHEET IS FILED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE STATION RURAL POLICE BHADRAVATHI AGAINST PETITIONER. Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4519 CRL.P No. 1269 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Office has raised an objection regarding maintainability of criminal petition. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner has filed a memo seeking conversion of Criminal Petition into Criminal Appeal under Section 14(a) of SC/ST Act. 3. Memo is placed on record. 4. Petition is permitted to be converted into Criminal Appeal. 5. Criminal Petition is disposed of for statistical purpose. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2 CT: BHK