- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28240 CRL.A No. 1496 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1496 OF 2025 (U/S 14(A) (2)) BETWEEN: 1. PARVATHI BAI, W/O LATE N.M. SURESH BABU, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT NO.304, 10TH CROSS, CHAMUNDESHWARI BADAVANE TIPTUR, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572201 2. SUNANDA .G @ PINKI, C/O RANGANATH N.S. AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT GANESH NILAYA, 1ST MAIN, NEAR PWD QUARTERS, BASAVANAGUDI, SHIMOGA - 577204 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. B.V. MANJEGOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE POLICE OF TIPTUR TOWN POLICE STATION, TIPTUR - 572 201 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. M.R. BHARATHI, W/O N.S. NAVEEN KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT VINAYAKANAGAR, BEHIND TRIMURTHI THEATER TIPTUR TOWN, TUMAKURU Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28240 CRL.A No. 1496 of 2025 DISTRICT - 572 201 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 23.05.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED III ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT TUMKURU, CRL.MISC. PET.NO.624/2025 AND GRANT THEM ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN CRIME NO.98/2025 OF TIPTUR TOWN POLICE STATION, TUMKURU DISTRICT, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED III ADDL., DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT TUMKURU, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 352, 351(2), 351(3), 115(2), 74,85 AND 3(5) OF BNS 2023 AND 3(1) (R), 3(1)(S) AND 3 (2) (VA) OF SC/ ST (POA) ACT - 2015 AND 3 AND 4 OF D.P. ACT. THIS CRL.A., COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT It is noticed that the appellants have preferred Crl.A.No.1188/2025 which is pending consideration. In the meantime, the present appeal came to be filed. Hence, the office has raised objection regarding maintainability. In view of the pendency of Crl.A.No.1188/2025 filed by the very same appellants, office objection regarding maintainability is up-held. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28240 CRL.A No. 1496 of 2025 Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as not maintainable. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:VS