- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10806 CRL.A No. 100487 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100487 OF 2025 (U/S 14 A(2) of SC and ST ACT) BETWEEN: K DEVANNA S/O. IRANNA AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MUSTAGATTE VILLAGE, KURUGODU TQ., BALLARI DIST.-580009 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. JAMBANAGOUD BASAVARAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA (THROUGH KURUGODU P.S. BALLARI DIST.) R/BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD-580011 2. VICTIM GIRLS. D/O. LATE JADEPPA S., AGE. 21 YEARS, OCC. ANGANAWADI TEACHER, R/O. MUSTAGATTE VILLAGE, KURUGODU TQ., BALLARI DIST.-580009 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA PATIL, HCGP FOR R1, R2 SERVED) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/SEC. 14A(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, SEEKING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL, SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE F.T.S.C.I, BALLARI DISTRICT REGISTERED IN CRIME NO.162/2025 BY KURUGODU P.S., BALLARI DIST., FOR OFFENCES U/S 64(2),(m), 96, 54, 351(2), 3(5) OF BNS AND U/S 3(1) (r), U/S 3(1) (s) OF SC/ST ACT AND ENLARGE THE APPELLANT ON REGULAR BAIL PENDING ON FILE OF HON’BLE F.T.S.C.I, BALLARI DISTRICT. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10806 CRL.A No. 100487 of 2025 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appeal may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh bail application before the Trial Court after the charge sheet is filed. Submission is placed on record. Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE RSH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12