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2025 DAILYLAW 35126 (KAR)

SRI PUNITH B.S v. THE STATE BY BELLAVI POLICE

CRL.A/2179/2024 · 2025-06-09

M G Uma

Criminal Appealbody2025

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19436 CRL.A No. 2179 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2179 OF 2024 (U/S 14(A) (2)) BETWEEN: SRI. PUNITH B.S. S/O SHANKAR PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT: BANAVARA, BELLAVI HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 107. (ADDRESS AS PER CHARGE SHEET) …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NAIK VENKATRAMAN NAGAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE BY BELLAVI POLICE TUMAKURU, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. B.S. SHIVAKUMAR S/O SIDDALINGAYYA AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT: JANATHA COLONY BELLAVI, TUMAKURU TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 107 (ADDRESS AS PER CHARGE SHEET) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP FOR R1 R2 - SD) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015 PRAYING TO 1) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 28.10.2024 PASSED IN CRL.MISC.N.1600/2024, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 109 OF BNS Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19436 CRL.A No. 2179 of 2024 AND SEC. 3(1)(V) AND SEC. 3(2)(V) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015, PASSED BY THE HONBLE III ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, TUMAKURU AND 2) GRANT REGULAR BAIL TO APPELLANT IN SPL.C.NO.663/2024 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.58/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 109 OF BNS AND SEC. 3(1)(V) AND SEC. 3(2)(V) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015, PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE III ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, TUMAKURU. THIS CRL.A., COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, 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 a memo stating that since the Trial Court had granted bail to the appellant in Crl.Misc.No.251/2025 vide its order dated 25.02.2025 in Spl.C.No.663/2024, the prayer sought in this appeal has rendered infructuous. Therefore, he prays to dismiss the appeal as not pressed. Memo is taken on record. The appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37