- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35563 CRL.P No. 9866 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9866 OF 2026 BETWEEN: MS. KANYAKUMARI @ KANYA @ SUVARNA D/O THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, RESIDING AT JARIMANE, ALUVALLI, MAVINAKERE VILLAGE, KALASA HOBLI, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KASHINATH J.D, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KALASA POLICE STATION, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS CRIMINAL PETITION AND ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN SPL.C NO.2471/2023 (ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.58/2008) OF Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35563 CRL.P No. 9866 of 2026 KALASA POLICE STATION) PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE SPECIAL COURT FOR NIA CASES (CCH-50) BENGALURU FOR OFFENCES P/U/S 353, 302, 307 R/W 34 OF IPC SECTION 25 OF THE INDIAN ARMS ACT 1959 SECTIONS 4 AND 5 OF THE EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES ACT 1908 AND SECTIONS 13 AND 16(1) OF THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT 1967. 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 this petition is filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, instead of filing an appeal. He submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file a criminal appeal under the provisions of National Investigation Agency Act, 2008. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35563 CRL.P No. 9866 of 2026 4. Registry is directed to return the certified copies of the documents to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining the photocopy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE AMM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1