- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23503 CRL.A No. 1330 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1330 OF 2025 BETWEEN: A.K. ARUN S/O LATE. S.P. ASHOK KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O NO.234, SREE LAKSHMI NILAYA, TRIVENI NAGARA, T. NARASIPURA TOWN, MYSORE DISTRICT. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SHIVARAMU H.C., ADVOCATE) AND: KUMARI HARSHITHA D/O A.K. ARUN, AGED ABOUT 11 YEARS, SINCE MINOR REP BY HER NATURAL GUARDIAN AND MOTHER SMT. SOWMYA V.G., W/O. A.K. ARUN, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT HALE KURUBARA BEEDI, KOLLEGALA TOWN AND TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT, FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT IN GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.397 CR.P.C PRAYING TO A.SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED IN CRL.RP.NO.5029/2024 DATED 28.03.2025 BY THE HONBLE ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHAMARAJANAGARA (SITTING AT KOLLEGALA) AT DOCUMENT NO.1. B. SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED IN Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23503 CRL.A No. 1330 of 2025 CRL.MISC.NO.97/2019 DATED 30.09.2024 BY THE HONBLE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC KOLLEGALA AT DOCUMENT NO.2. THIS CRL.A., COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed the memo dated 02.07.2025 seeking conversion of Criminal Appeal into Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of Cr.PC. 2. Memo is accepted in light of the objections raised by the office regarding maintainability of the criminal appeal, and the appellant is permitted to convert Criminal Appeal into Criminal Petition. Learned counsel for the appellant is directed to carry out necessary amendment in the cause-title. 3. Accordingly, Crl.A.No.1330/2025 is disposed off for statistical purpose. Registry to assign Criminal Petition number and post the same before appropriate Bench. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:VS List No.1 Sl No.10