- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35556 CRL.P No. 9973 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. 9973 OF 2026 BETWEEN: NAGAPPA POOJARI @ NAGAPPA S/O ABHIMANYU, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO. CHIKKA MANNURU VILLAGE, GUBBI HALA PANCHAYITI, INDI TALUK, VIJAYAPURA, KARNATAKA - 586 111 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. RAHILA FARHEEN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MUZAFFAR AHMED, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SESHADRIPURAM POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SOMANINGA SHANKARAPPA SALOTAGI, S/O SHANKARAPPA SALOTAGI, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NAADAKEDA VILLAGE, INDI TALUK, VIJAYAPURA, KARNATAKA - 586 217 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; NOTICE NOT ORDERED IN RESPECT OF R2) Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35556 CRL.P No. 9973 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL WHO IS SHOWN AS ACCUSED NO.01 ON BAIL IN CRIME NO. 169/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE, SESHADRIPURAM POLICE STATION, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 103(1) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 AND SECTION 3(2)(V) OF THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989, WHICH IS PENDING BEFORE THE LEARNED LXX ADDL. DISTRICT CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-71) IN SPL. C. NO. 777/2026. 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 has been filed 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 (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35556 CRL.P No. 9973 of 2026 She submits that the petitioner may be permitted to convert this criminal petition into a criminal appeal. 2. The said submission and memo are placed on record. 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.: 23