- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010532022026 NC: 2026:KHC:41369 CRL.P No. 11697 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11697 OF 2026 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. VASANTH KUMAR @ VASANTHAKUMARA K.M. S/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS HELAVA COMMUNITY R/AT KAIDALE VILLAGE DAVANAGERE TQ AND DIST. PIN 577 525. 2. MANJAMMA @ SMT. MANJULA T.R. W/O VASANTHAKUMARA K.M. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT KAIDALE VILLAGE DAVANAGERE TQ AND DIST. PIN 577 525. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI VIVEKANANDA N., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY WOMEN.P.S., DAVANAGERE REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE – 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) Digitally signed by DHANALAKSHMI MURTHY Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010532022026 NC: 2026:KHC:41369 CRL.P No. 11697 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND ENLARGE THE PETITIONER NOS.1 AND 2 / ACCUSED NOS.2 AND 3 HEREIN ON BAIL BY SETTING ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24.07.2026 PASSED IN CRIME NO.78/2026 ON FILE OF HON’BLE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DAVANAGERE AT ANNEXURE-C ARISING OUT OF THE CRIME NO.78/2026 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT WOMEN P.S., DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 85, 115(2), 352, 54, 80(2) OF BNS, 2023 R/W SEC. 4, 6 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 ON THE FILE OF II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioners 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. The memo is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010532022026 NC: 2026:KHC:41369 CRL.P No. 11697 of 2026 4. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the documents to the petitioners, after retaining the photostat copy of the said documents. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23