- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010526962026 NC: 2026:KHC:42422 CRL.A No. 1304 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1304 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. DODDANAYAKA S/O. LATE BELLANAYAKA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, R/AT TERAKANAMBI VILLAGE, GUNDLUPET TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT - 571123. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. VINAY SHREYAS K.V., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY TERAKANAMBI POLICE STATION, CHAMARAJANAGARA, REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. JAVEED.S., HCGP) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 378(4) CR.PC (FILED U/S 419(4) OF BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS CRL.A AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 12.01.2026 PASSED BY THE LRD. PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHAMARAJANAGAR, IN CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS NO.560/2025, WHEREBY THE APPELLANTS APPLICATION FOR REGULAR BAIL UNDER SECTION 483 OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023, CAME TO BE REJECTED AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by SUSHMA LAKSHMI B S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010526962026 NC: 2026:KHC:42422 CRL.A No. 1304 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo seeking leave of the Court to convert this criminal appeal into criminal petition. Considering the same, leave is granted as prayed for. 2. Registry is directed to covert this criminal appeal into criminal petition. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant is directed to furnish the petition copy within a period of two weeks from today to the Registry. 4. For the statistical purpose, criminal appeal stands disposed of. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE SMJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5