- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010631172026 NC: 2026:KHC:50307 CRL.P No. 14116 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14116 OF 2026 BETWEEN: RUDRA SUJAN MANDAL @ RUDRA @ SUJAN MANDAL @ SUJAN MONDAL S/O TAPAN MONDAL AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/O BURIYAL GROUND ROAD, NEAR ELECTRIC SUPPLY, HATKHOLA, BARASAT, TWENTY FOUR PARAGANAS, WEST BENGAL - 700 124. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HITESH GOWDA B.J., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHIKKAMAGALURU TOWN PS REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL. P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO Digitally signed by ANNAPURNA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010631172026 NC: 2026:KHC:50307 CRL.P No. 14116 of 2026 ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 ON BAIL IN SPL.C NO.48/2026 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDL.SESSIONS AND SPECIAL JUDGE AT CHIKKAMAGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 127(1), 103(1), 238 R/W SECTION 3(5) OF THE BNS 2023. 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S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal as provided under Section 14A (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Preventions of Atrocities) Act 1989. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, this criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010631172026 NC: 2026:KHC:50307 CRL.P No. 14116 of 2026 4. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the documents after retaining the attested copy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE AMM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21