- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21918 CRL.A No. 213 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 213 OF 2026 (U/S 14(A) (2)) BETWEEN: SRINIVAS @PAPA S/O LATE GANESH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT NO. 1, 1ST CROSS, T.C.PALAYA MAIN ROAD, RAMURTHINAGARA, BENGALURU-560 049. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. K.N. PHANEENDRA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. GIRIDHAR S.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PARAPANA AGRAHARA POLICE STATION BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY SPL. PP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SMT. MEGHANA EREGOWDA, W/O LATE MAHESH AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS NEAR PILEKAMMA TEMPLE MAVALLI, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU-560 098. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAYKUMAR MAJAGE, SPP-II FOR R1; R2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21918 CRL.A No. 213 of 2026 THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015 PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER ENLARGE THE APPELLANT THE ACCUSED NO.4 ON BAIL IN SPL.CC NO.226/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES 120(B), 341, 427, 143, 147, 148, 302, 53, 109 R/W 149 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 25(1AA), 25(1B(B) OF ARMS ACT SECTIONS 3(2)(V) OF THE SC AND ST (POA) ACT 1989, AND KCOC ACT 2000 PENDING BEFORE PRL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ORAL JUDGMENT Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellant seeks permission to convert the appeal into a petition in the light of the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Amit Digvekar Vs. State of Karnataka reported in ILR 2023 KAR 1103. 2. Learned SPP II has no objections for the same. 3. Accordingly, appellant is permitted to convert the appeal into petition. 4. For the statutory purpose, appeal is disposed of. Sd/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE RL/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25