- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19287 CRL.P No. 6788 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6788 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI LEPAKSHI S/O CHANNAKESHAVA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, MOTOR WELDING WORK BY OCCUPATION, R/O YEMMEDODDI VILLAGE, DODDERI, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, PIN:577 301 2. SRI ABHI @ ABHISHEK S/O SHANMUKHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, OCCUPATION: "D" GROUP SERVANT IN MORARJI DESAI SCHOOL, R/O YEMMEDODDI VILLAGE, DODDERI, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, PIN: 577 301 3. SRI. ATHEESHA, S/O SHANMUKHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST BY OCCUPATION, R/O YEMMEDODDI VILLAGE, DODDERI, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, PIN: 577 301 4. SRI. SHANMUKHAPPA S/O LATE SOMALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST BY OCCUPATION, Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19287 CRL.P No. 6788 of 2025 R/O YEMMEDODDI VILLAGE, DODDERI, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, PIN:577 301 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SURYA PRAKASH TAYUR.S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY RURAL POLICE STATION, BHADRAVATHI, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU, BENGALURU DISTRICT PIN:560 001 2. SMT. VEDAVATHI, W/O LATE SHANTHAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, HOUSEWIFE BY OCCUPATION, R/O DODDERI VILLAGE, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT PIN: 577 301 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (U/S 483 OF BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGING THE PETITIONERS ON BAIL IN SPL.C.5011/2025 (PREVIOUSLY CR.NO.5004/2025) ON THE FILE OF THE 4TH ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT SHIVAMOGGA, SITTING AT BHADRAVATHI ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.0014/2025 (CHARGSHEET NO.41/2025) OF OLD TOWN POLICE STATION, BHADRAVATHI FOR THE OFFENCES U/S.351(2), 352, 103(1) R/W SEC.3(5) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 AND SEC.126(2) AND SEC.55 OF THE BNS, 2023 AND SEC.3(1)(r), (s) AND 3(2)(v) OF THE SCHEDULED CASTE AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989, AND SECTIONS 3 AND 25 OF THE ARMS ACT, 1959. THE IV ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19287 CRL.P No. 6788 of 2025 JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA, SITTING AT BHADRAVATHI HAS DISMISSED THE BAIL PETITION ON 10.03.2025 IN C.R.NO.5004/2025. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that inadvertently, this criminal petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C., has been filed instead of filing an appeal as provided under Section 14A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, ('SC&ST Act' for short). He submits that the present petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to prefer an appeal under Section 14A of SC&ST Act. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19287 CRL.P No. 6788 of 2025 4. Registry to return the certified copy of the documents, if any after retaining the photostat copy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KTY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18