- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30226 CRL.P No. 11407 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11407 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. PUNITH SON OF JAYARAMU AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS KRISHNAPPA LAYOUT, BOMMASANDRA ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINIVAS KUMAR P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SURYANAGAR POLICE STATION, REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU - 560001 Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30226 CRL.P No. 11407 of 2025 2. PADMARAJU SON OF LATE THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, MARASURU VILLAGE, INDIRANAGAR, KASABA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ ACCUSED NO.5 ON BAIL IN SPL.C NO.342/2024 (CR.NO.109/2024) FOR THE O/P/U/S 302,120(b) OF IPC AND SEC. 3(1)(v)(a) OF SC/ST (POA) 2015, REGISTERED 1ST RESPONDENT POLICE PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED II ADDL.DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER The office has raised objection regarding maintainability of the petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30226 CRL.P No. 11407 of 2025 2. The charge sheet is filed for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201, 120B, 109, 143, 144 and 149 of the IPC and Section 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 3. Since offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, is invoked, the learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to file an appeal. 4. The petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal. Office shall return the original documents to the learned counsel for the petitioner, retaining the photocopies of the same. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6