- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29111 CRL.P No. 8096 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8096 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. PUNEETH KUMAR R S/O D RAJU, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT KELAGALA UPPARA STREET, 2ND CROSS, CHAMARAJANAGARA TOWN, PINCODE-571 313. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. PARAMESWARAPPA C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHAMARAJANAGAR DCRE POLICE STATION, CHAMARAJANAGAR-571 313. REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU-560 001. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 483 BNSS, 2023, PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.03/2026 OF CHAMARAJANAGAR DCRE POLICE STATION, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 352, 115(2), 351(3), 351(2), 69 OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 AND SECTION 3(1)(w)(i), 3(1)(r)(s) OF THE PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT, 1989 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT AT CHAMARAJANAGAR. Digitally signed by VIDYA G R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29111 CRL.P No. 8096 of 2026 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, inadvertently he has filed this Criminal Petition under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, instead of filing a Criminal Appeal as provided under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. He has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to convert this Criminal Petition into Criminal Appeal as aforesaid. 2. Said submission and memo are placed on record. Petitioner is permitted to convert this Criminal Petition into Criminal Appeal as aforesaid. 3. For statistical purpose, this Criminal petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VGR