- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010513632026 NC: 2026:KHC:40024 CRL.P No. 11192 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11192 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. SRIDHAR GUPTA S/O. LATE VENKATRANGANATHA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT. MIDIGESHI VILLAGE AND HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 133. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. ASHWINI C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MIDIGESHI POLICE STATION MIDIGESHI VILLAGE, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 133, REPRESENTED BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. THIPPESWAMY S/O. PRABHAKHARA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT. MIDIGESHI VILLAGE, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 133. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDITIONAL SPP FOR R1) Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010513632026 NC: 2026:KHC:40024 CRL.P No. 11192 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL.C.NO.817/2022 (IN CRIME NO.88/2022) OF 1ST RESPONDENT, MEDIGESHI POLICE STATION, MEDIGESHI VILLAGE, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, REGISTERED FOR ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 302 AND 307 OF IPC AND UNDER SECTION 3(2)(va) OF SC & ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT TUMAKURU, VIDE ANNEXURE-D. 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S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a Criminal Appeal as provided under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Said submission is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010513632026 NC: 2026:KHC:40024 CRL.P No. 11192 of 2026 3. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 4. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the documents, if any, after retaining attested copy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE MCR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2