- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34070 CRL.P No. 9516 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9516 OF 2026 BETWEEN: MANOJ D S/O DEVRAJ K.N. AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT AVALAGURKI VILLAGE, CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 563 124. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVIKUMARA B.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY CHIKKABALLAPUR DCRE POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. VICTIM GIRL D/O LATE NAGRAJ AGED ABOUT 13 YEARS SINCE MINOR REP. BY MOTHER RAJANI, R/AT AVALAGURKI VILLAGE, CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 563 124. (ADDRESS AND AGE AS PER CHARGESHEET AVERMENTS) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34070 CRL.P No. 9516 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT BAIL TO THIS PETITIONER IN CR.NO.06/2026 NOW NUBMBERED AS SPL.S.C.NO.91/2026 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 65(1) OF BNS 2023 AND U/S 5(L), 6,8,12 OF THE POCSO ACT, AND SEC. 3(1)(W)(ii), 3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) AMENDMENT ACT 2015 ACT PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE 4TH ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT CHIKKABALLAPURA. 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 BNSS, 2023 instead of filing a criminal appeal as provided under Section 14A (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Preventions of Atrocities) Act 1989. He submits that the petitioner may be permitted to convert this Criminal petition into a Criminal appeal. 2. The said submission is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34070 CRL.P No. 9516 of 2026 3. Petitioner is permitted to convert this Criminal petition into a Criminal appeal as aforesaid. For statistical purpose, this Criminal petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE AMM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2