- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010626512026 NC: 2026:KHC:50635 CRL.P No. 13981 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13981 OF 2026 BETWEEN: RAKESH TIRUKAPPA SUNAGAR S/O TIRUKAPPASUNAGAR AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/O SUNAGAR BIDI MANSURU VILLAGE HIREKERUR TALUK HAVERI DISTRICT - 581 111. …PETITIONER (BY SRI YADUNANDAN N, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SHIKARIPURA RURAL POLICE SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT REP. BY HCGP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. REKHAMMA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/O MADAGA, HARANAHALLI VILLAGE SHIKARIPURA-TQ, SHIVAMOGGA KARNATAKA - 577 427. 3. VIDHYA AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS W/O RAKESH TIRUKAPPA SUNAGAR MADAGA, HARANAHALLI VILLAGE SHIKARIPURA-TQ, SHIVAMOGGA KARNATAKA - 577 427. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL RAI K, HCGP FOR R-1) Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010626512026 NC: 2026:KHC:50635 CRL.P No. 13981 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN CR.NO.112/2026 REGISTERED BY SHIKARIPURA RURAL P.S. FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 87,137(2) A ND 64(2)(m) OF BNS 2023 AND SEC.6,17 OF POCSO ACT 2012 AND SEC.3(1)(w)(i) AND (ii) AND 3(2)(va) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT 1989. 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 petitioner submits that this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal as provided under Section 14A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. The submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 3. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the documents after retaining a photostat copy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1