- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11245 CRL.A No. 100302 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100302 OF 2025 (U/S 14 A(2) of SC and ST ACT) BETWEEN: 1. MANJUNATH VENKATARAMAN GOUDA AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER R/O. KARKISAVAL, TQ. SIDDAPUR, NOW AT BANGARMAKKI GERUSOPPA, TQ. HONNAVAR, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-581384. 2. SANGEETA C/O: VINAYAK GANAPAYYA GOUDA AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER, R/O. KOSANKI, TQ: HONNAVAR DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581384. 3. SMT. RAKSHA SATHYA NARAYAN NAIK AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER R/O. KENGERI, KONALLI, TQ. KUMTA DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581384. 4. RAGAVENDRA SUBRAYA MADIWAL AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: WARDEN, R/O. NAVILGAON TQ. HONNAVAR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA 581384 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI NARAYAN VISHNU YAJI, ADVOCATE) RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11245 CRL.A No. 100302 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH HONNAVAR PS REPRESENTED BY GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE O/O. ADVOCATE GENERAL, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD-580011. 2. SHRI TIMMANNA S/O. HANUMANTHAPPA BOVIWADDAR AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: CONTRACTOR, R/O. MANCHIKERI, TQ: YALLAPUR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581347. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1, SRI SRINIVAS B. NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/SEC. 14A(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, SEEKING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, UTTARA KANNADA , KARWAR, DATED 29.04.2025 PASSED IN CRIMINAL MISC CASE NO. 158/2025 AS IT IS ILLEGAL AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO RELEASE THE PETITIONERS/A1 TO 4 ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH HONNAVAR PS CRIME NO. 81/2025 DATED 07.04.2025 REGISTERED U/SEC. 3(1)(r) SC AND ST (POA) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015 AND U/SEC. 125(b) OF BNS 2023 AND PASS SUCH OTHER ORDERS. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11245 CRL.A No. 100302 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the appellants submits that, appeal does not survive for consideration, since the further proceedings in Crime No.81 of 2025 registered by Honnavar Police Station, Uttarakannada District has been stayed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Crl.P.No.101974/2025. Submission and memo filed is taken on record. Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the appellant to file a fresh appeal, if need arises. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VMB CT:GSM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10