- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13355 CRL.P No. 4279 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4279 OF 2025 BETWEEN: ANANDA, S/O. PUTTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT SANNENAHALLI VILLAGE, NONAVINAKERE HOBLI, TIPTUR TALUK - 572 201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KANTHARAJAPPA M G., ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE BY POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR, NONAVINAKERE POLICE, TIPTUR RURAL CIRCLE, REP BY- HIGH COURT SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 OF BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO THE PETITIONER IN RESPECT OF IN SPL.C.NO.133/2022 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S.302 AND 450 OF IPC AND 3(2) (va), OF SC/ST (PA) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015 OF NONAVINAKERE POLICE STATION, TIPTUR RURAL CIRCLE, PENDING ON THE FILE OF III ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT TUMAKURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13355 CRL.P No. 4279 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that inadvertently he has filed a criminal petition under Section 439 of Cr.PC instead of filing a criminal appeal as provided under Section 14(A)(2) of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Attrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 (for short 'SC/ST (POA) Act'). He submits that he may be permitted to convert this criminal petition into a criminal appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of SC/ST POA Act. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner is permitted to convert this petition into a criminal appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of SC/ST POA Act. For statistical purpose this criminal petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10