- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31325 CRL.RP No. 961 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.961 OF 2026 BETWEEN: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RMC YARD POLICE STATION DAVANAGERE DISTRICT REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI MOHAMMED AYUB ALI, ADDL. SPP) AND: 1. SRI RAJAPPA AGE ABOUT 50 YEARS ATTENDER IN SRI BEERALINGESHWARA ENTERPRISES MERCHANT, COMMISSION AND AGENT APMC YARD, B-BLOCK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT -577003 2. SRI MANJANAIAK S/O GUDYANAIAK AGE ABOUT 40 YEARS FARMER SHRIRAM NAGARA ALURU HATTI DAVANAGAERE TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577512 …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31325 CRL.RP No. 961 of 2026 THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 09.06.2026 PASSED BY THE LEARNED II ADDL.DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE DAVANAGERE IN SPL.CASE NO.574/2023 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to convert this criminal revision petition into criminal appeal under Section 14A of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The said memo is taken on record. In view of the memo, the counsel for the petitioner is permitted to convert this criminal revision petition into criminal appeal and for the statistical purpose, the petition is closed. 2. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the documents to the counsel for the petitioner. Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE SN