- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30936 CRL.P No. 8648 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. 8648 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MR AKSHAY N, S/O NAGARAJU B S AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.110, 2ND FLOOR, 1ST B MAIN ROAD, OMBR LAYOUT, CHIKKA BANASAWADI, BENGALURU -560004. 2. MR. JEEVAN, S/O RAMAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, RESIDING AT 10TH MAIN ROAD, ANNIAN REDDY LAYOUT, BANASAWADI, BENGALURU -560043. 3. MR. B.L ADITYA, S/O LAKSHMIKANTH, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.7, FIRST CROSS HEERACHAND LAYOUT, COXTOWN, JEEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU -560005. 4. MR. SIDDESH S/O ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.21 GROUND FLOOR, 9TH MAIN, 4TH BLOCK, H.B.R LAYOUT, HENNUR CROSS, BENGALURU -560043. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI JANARDHANA B N., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30936 CRL.P No. 8648 of 2026 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY RAMAMURTHY NAGAR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU 560001. 2. SATHISH KUMAR, S/O LAKSHMAYYA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT, SM HERITAGE APARTMENT, AKSHAYA NAGAR, RAMAMURTHY NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560016. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP FOR R1) 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 PETITIONERS ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 109(1), 352, 351(2), 190 OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, AND UNDER SECTION 3(1)(R) OF SC AND ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT IN CR.NO.162/2026, ON THE FILE OF RAMAMURTHY NAGAR POLICE STATION, PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE COURT OF THE LXX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSION JUDGE (CCH 71) AT BENGALURU AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30936 CRL.P No. 8648 of 2026 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners 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 petitioners 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. Petitioners are 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.: 4