- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30924 CRL.P No. 8453 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. 8453 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. JAKEER HUSEN, S/O SHARIEF KHAN, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 1ST BLOCK, NAYAKANAHATTI CHITRADURGA. …PETITIONER (BY SMT SUMANGALA GACHCHINAMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN P.S. CRIME NO. 73/2026 OF NAYAKANAHATTI POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA IN RESPECT OF ALLEGED OFFENCES UNDER SECTIONS 115(2). 351(2). 352.74 OF BNS ALONG WITH SECTION 3(1)(r), 3(1) (s), 3(2). (va) OF PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT 1989.THE SPL. 2ND ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHITRADURGA HAS DISMISSED THE BAIL PETITION ON 29.05.2026 IN CRL.MISC.NO.460/2026. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30924 CRL.P No. 8453 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that inadvertently Criminal Petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is filed instead of filing an 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. 2. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner may be permitted to convert this Criminal Petition into Criminal Appeal as aforesaid submission. 3. Submission of the learned counsel and memo is taken on record. 4. Petitioner is permitted to convert this Criminal Petition into Criminal Appeal. 5. For statistical purpose, this Criminal Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE GVP-List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1