- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10764 CRL.A No.1825/2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1825/2024 (U/S 14(A) (2)) BETWEEN: SRI LOKESH Y S S/O SAMANDIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT YELAVALLI VILLAGE SATHANURU TALUK KANAKPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA – 562 126 …APPELLANT (BY SRI SRIDHAR M, ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: THE STATE BY SATHANUR POLICE STATION REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI M.R.PATIL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 14(A)(2) OF THE SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015 PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO.104/2021 PERTAINING TO SATHANUR POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 302, 201 OF IPC READ WITH SECTION 3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) AMENDMENT ACT 2015 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, RAMANAGARA. THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10764 CRL.A No.1825/2024 ORAL JUDGMENT No representation for the appellant. 2. This matter is registered as criminal appeal though if is styled as memorandum of application under Section 439 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. Even prayer is also seeking enlarging the petitioner on bail in Crime No.104/2021 of Sathnoor Police Station. 3. The records show that the matter involves the offence under Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2015 along with the offences under Sections 302 and 201 of IPC. 4. The records further show that the trial Court by order dated 30.09.2021 rejected the bail application of the appellant. That was challenged before this Court in Crl.A.No.1685/2021. This Court considering the merits of the case, dismissed the said appeal on 04.01.2022. Thereafter the appellant filed Crl.A.No.354/2023 before this Court challenging dismissal of his another application by the trial Court by order dated 24.01.2023. That appeal was dismissed for non compliance of office objection. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10764 CRL.A No.1825/2024 5. If the appellant’s application is only for bail, there is no reason to bypass the trial Court. He shall seek such relief before the trial Court. Reserving such liberty to the appellant, the appeal is disposed of. 6. Registrar (Judicial) should seek explanation of the concerned for not raising objection regarding maintainability of the appeal. Sd/- (K.S.MUDAGAL) JUDGE KSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1