- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18697 CRL.P No. 6827 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6827 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. DINESH R S/O MR. RAJANNA B.C AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RESIDING AT BASAVANAHALLI NELAMANGALA, BENGALURU RURAL, KARNATAKA PIN CODE - 562 123. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHIJU ABRAHAM VERGHIS, ADV.) AND: STATE BY NELAMANGALA RURAL P.S REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, PRINCIPAL BENCH AT BENGALURU, HIGH COURT BUILDING PIN CODE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO DIRECT THAT THE PETITIONER MAY BE RELEASED FROM JUDICIAL CUSTODY AND ENLARGED ON REGULAR BAIL IN CONNECTION WITH CR.NO.167/2025 OF THE NELAMANGALA P.S., BENGALURU RURAL, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 108,3(5) OF BNSS, U/S 3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, ANNEXURE-A, PENDING BEFORE THE LEARNED JUDGE OF THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18697 CRL.P No. 6827 of 2025 SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL, CITY CIVIL COURT, BENGALURU, TRIAL COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Matter called twice. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. 2. Registry has raised office objection with regard to maintainability of the petition on the ground that FIR has been registered against the petitioner for the offences punishable under the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 3. The petitioner has an alternative remedy of filing an appeal under Section 14A of the Act and therefore, Registry has rightly raised office objection with regard to maintainability of this petition. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as not maintainable with liberty to the petitioner to avail the remedy of appeal as provided under Section 14A of the Act. 4. All contentions urged are left open. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18697 CRL.P No. 6827 of 2025 5. Registry to return the certified copy of the documents if any, after retaining a photostat copy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN