- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30938 CRL.P No. 8543 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8543 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SHRI SWAMY D, SON OF SHRI DODDA LINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELAVADI VILLAGE, GUNDALPETE TALUKA, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 571111. 2. SHRI BHARATH B S, SON OF SHRI SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELAVADI VILLAGE, GUNDALPETE TALUKA, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 571111, (NAME INITIALS MENTIONED AS PER AADHAAR CARD'S) …PETITIONERS (BY SRI MOHAMMED ZABIULLA KHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICER, DCRE POLICE STATION, CHAMARAJANAGARA, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. SHRI. CHANDRAIAH C, SON OF SHRI. CHANNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30938 CRL.P No. 8543 of 2026 RESIDING AT BELAVADI VILLAGE, GUNDLUPETE TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 571111. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.438 (FILED U/S.482 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ACCUSED NO.1 AND 3 ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN CRIME NO.6/2026 DATED 21.05.2026 BY CHAMARAJANAGARA DCRE P.S., FOR THE OFFENCE ALLEGED AND P/U/S 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 352, 109, 3(5) OF BNS 2023 AND SEC.3(1)(r)(s) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT 1989 CURRENTLY PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT CHAMARAJANAGARA AND ETC. 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 petitioners submits that this Criminal Petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioners to file a Criminal Appeal as provided under Section 14(A)(2) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989. A memo is filed to the said effect. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30938 CRL.P No. 8543 of 2026 2. Submission of the learned counsel and memo is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE GVP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2