- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25719 CRL.P No. 9647 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9647 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI RATHNAPPA @ RATHNA @ BUDDAGA @ BUDDAGADU S/O. VENKATARAMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/O. PAPENAHALLI VILLAGE, KYASAMBALLI HOBLI, K.G.F. TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563 113, PRESENTLY R/AT YARRANAGULAVARIPALLI VILLAGE, SOMALA MANDALAM, INRIGIPANTA POST, PUNAGANURU TALUK, CHITTOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-517 257. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SHILPA RANI, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BETHMANGALA POLICE STATION, MULABAGILU, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, OFFICE OF ADVOCATE GENERAL, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALORE-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY.R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN SPL.S.C.IPC.SC/ST NO.19/2021 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25719 CRL.P No. 9647 of 2025 PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 302,201,129(B) OF IPC AND SECTION 3 CLASS 2(V) SC/ST ACT 1989 REGISTERED BY BETHAMANGALA POLICE STATION, MULABAGILU NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT KOLAR. 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 has been filed instead of filing criminal appeal as provided under Section 14A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST POA Act). She submits that petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to prefer an appeal. 2. Submission of the learned counsel is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25719 CRL.P No. 9647 of 2025 4. The Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the documents to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining the photo copy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE MR