- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2570 CRL.P No. 100621 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.100621 OF 2025 [439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)] BETWEEN: NAGARAJ S/O. SIDDAPPA HIREBIDARI, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/O. KARUR, TQ. RANEBENNUR, DIST. HAVERI. … PETITIONER (BY SRI ARAVIND D. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH KUMARAPATTAN POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD. … RESPONDENT THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 483 OF BNSS, 2023, SEEKING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL.SC/ST NO. 69/2024 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 306, 376(2)(N), 420 OF IPC SEC. 3(2)(va), 3(1)(w)(1) OF SC/ST AMENDMENT ACT 2015 PENDING ON THE FILE OF I ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HAVERI. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: BHARATHI H M Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Date: 2025.02.11 14:17:59 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2570 CRL.P No. 100621 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI) Learned counsel for petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission to convert Criminal Petition into an Appeal since order of rejection of bail petition for offences under provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. It seen that office objection has also been raised about maintainability of petition. Memo accepted. For statistical purpose, Criminal Petition is disposed off. Registry to assign Criminal Appeal number and re-scrutinize it as such. SD/- (RAVI V.HOSMANI) JUDGE CLK CT:PA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 12