- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13646 CRL.RP No. 630 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 05TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No.630 OF 2018 BETWEEN: 1. G J KUMAR @C JOSEPH KUMAR S/O GEORGE AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS OCCUPATION: PASTOR R/AT NO BETHESDA SUNGUMUN CHURCH JAYANTHINAGAR EXTN, 1ST CROSS, HORAMAVU POST BANGALORE - 560 043. 2. VINOD DASAN S/O D JAYARAJ AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCCUPATION: EX SERVICE MEN R/AT T.P.NO.1000, A.K.COLONY DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD CROSS, FRAZER TOWN POST BANGALORE - 560 005. 3. SMT. JAYASHEELA W/O DHANSHEKARAN AGED 49 YEARS, R/AT NO. 256/3, PEACE GARDEN OPP BAGLUR POLICE STATION BAGLUR BANGALORE - 560 049. 4. GOPI S/O LATE N SWAMY AGED 50 YEARS, R/AT NO. 4/34, 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN LINGARAJPURAM Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13646 CRL.RP No. 630 of 2018 BANGALORE - 560 084. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B T VENKATESH, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER KOTHANUR POLICE STATION REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED LXX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CCH-71 AT BANGALORE AND SPECIAL COURT UNDER SC/ST POA ACT DATED 08.05.2018 ON THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONERS UNDER SECTION 227 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND ALLOW THE SAME. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri B.T.Venkatesh, learned counsel for the revision petitioners. 2. Petition is filed challenging the order of rejection of the discharge application by the Special Court wherein provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, are invoked. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13646 CRL.RP No. 630 of 2018 3. Such an order is an appealable order under Section 14A of the said Act. 4. As such, very revision petition itself is not maintainable. Accordingly, same is dismissed as not maintainable. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm List No.: 1 Sl No.: 71