- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23332 CRL.P No. 8883 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8883 OF 2025 BETWEEN: G R BHARGAVA REDDEY, S/O RAVICHANDRA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, SOFTWARE ENGINEER TCS COMPANY, WHITE FIELD, BENGALURU - 560 001. PERMANENT RESIDENT OF KEREKONDAPURA VILLAGE, MOLAKALMURU TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT- 577 535. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHESH R UPPIN., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH RAMPURA POLICE, RAMPURA, MOLAKALMURU TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 535. REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.RANGASWAMY R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.62/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RAMPURA POLICE Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23332 CRL.P No. 8883 of 2025 MOLAKALMURU CIRCLE, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT AND SEC.108 OF BNS PENDING BEFORE THE LEARNED SPECIAL 2nd ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHITRADURGA. 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 petitioner submits that inadvertently this criminal petition was filed instead of filing a criminal appeal as provided under Section 14(A)(2) of SC/ST POA Act, 1989. Therefore, he has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw this criminal petition with liberty to file a criminal appeal. 2. The submission and memo are taken on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 3. All contentions urged in this petition are kept open. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23332 CRL.P No. 8883 of 2025 4. Registry is directed to return the certified copies of the documents to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining the Photostat copies of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5