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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27231 CRL.P No. 5568 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5568 OF 2026 BETWEEN:
MR. VINAY @ VINAY KUMAR S/O GANGADHARSWAMY AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK R/AT 2ND CROSS, SORABA ROAD SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 413. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAGHAVENDRA B HANJER, ADV.) AND:
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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY KADUR POLICE STATION THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001.
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SMT. K.P. SHYLA W/O SRI K.J. KIRAN AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS OCCUPATION PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, KUPPALU KADUR TALUK KADUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT.
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4. XXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP FOR R-1;
R-2, R-3 AND R-4 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PRESENT PETITION AND THEREBY DIRECT
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HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27231 CRL.P No. 5568 of 2026
THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 366,366(A),328,376(3),342,506,114,120B R/W 34 OF IPC AND SEC.4,6,17,18,19 OF THE POCSO ACT IN SPL.CASE (P) NO.1/2024 AND CONSEQUENTLY ET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 11.08.2024 PASSEED IN SPL.CASE (P) NO.1/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL.DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-1 CHIKKAMAGALURU UNDER SEC.439 OF CR.PC IN CR.NO.301/2023 (DOCUMENT NO.3)
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY
ORAL ORDER
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Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to convert this criminal petition into criminal appeal as provided under Section 14A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989.
2. The memo is taken on record. Petitioner is permitted to convert this criminal petition into criminal appeal as aforesaid.
3. For statistical purposes, this criminal petition stands
disposed off.
Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE
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