- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7981 CRL.P No. 102341 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO.102341 OF 2025 (438 OF Cr.PC/482 OF BNSS) BETWEEN: PRASHANT S/O. MARUTI ROAJI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. JADDI, TQ. YELLAPUR, UTTARA KANNADA 581359. …PETITIONER (BY SRI S. N. KHAN & SRI SANKET SHANKRAPPA AMBALI, ADVTS.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH, YELLAPUR P.S, REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDL. STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SPP OFFICE, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD. 2. CHINMAYA PARASHURAM DEVALI, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BEEGAR, TQ. YELLAPUR, UTTARA KANNADA-581337. 3. SATISH ANANTA SIDDI, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. BEEGAR, TQ. YELLAPUR, UTTARA KANNADA-581337. …RESPONDENTS THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 OF CR.P.C. (482 OF BNSS), SEEKING TO GRANT THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3 ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS DEEMED FIT, IN YELLAPUR P.S. CRIME NO.111/2025 DATED 08.05.2025 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 109, 115(2), 118, 126(2), 189(2), 190, 191(3), 351, 352 OF BNS, 2023 AND SECTION 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) OF THE SCHEDULED CASTE AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 2015, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7981 CRL.P No. 102341 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to oversight, this petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 instead of filing the appeal under Section 14-A (2) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and hence it may be converted from “criminal petition” to “criminal appeal”. She has filed memo in that regard. 2. The memo and supporting submission is placed on record. 3. In view of the memo and supporting submission, registry is directed to convert this “criminal petition” as “criminal appeal”. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to carryout the amendment, wherever is necessary to convert the same. 5. This criminal petition is disposed of for statistical purpose. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE EM /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22