- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010369012025 NC: 2026:KHC:52008 CRL.A No. 1212 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1212 OF 2025 (U/S 14(A) (2)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI HARISHA T S @ KUNTI S/O LATE SRINIVSAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDING AT TIRUMALAPURA VILLAGE, PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571434 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAJANNA C.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PANDAVAPURA POLICE STATION, PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS S P P HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE-01 2. SRI T N PAVAN PAWAR S/O SRI ADISHESHA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS RESIDING AT THIRUMALAPURA VILLAGE CHINAKURALI HOBLI PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571434 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1, SRI. BARKER, JAIL SUPERINTENDENT PRESENT THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCE FROM MANDYA JAIL) Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010369012025 NC: 2026:KHC:52008 CRL.A No. 1212 of 2025 CRL.A FILED U/S 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDERS DATED 25.01.2025 PASSED IN CR.NO.61/2014, SPL.C.NO.33/2014 OF PANDAVAPURA P.S. PANDAVAPURA, MANDYA DISTRICT FOR AN OFFNECE P/U/S 323,506 OF IPC AND ALSO UNDER SEC.3 (1)(x) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT 1989 PENDINGN ON THE FILE OF V ADDL.DISTIRCT AND SESSIONS JUDGE MANDYA DISTRICT AND TO GRANT BAIL TO THE APPELLANT BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The Jail Superintendent, Sri Barker appeared through video conference and submits that the accused- Harisha has already been released. Now he is not in Judicial Custody. 2. Learned HCGP has produced the copy of the judgment passed in Special Case No.33/2014 dated 18.02.2026 on the file of V Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Mandya. It is submitted by the learned HCGP that the accused has already served the sentence and now he is released from jail. Since the accused is already released - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010369012025 NC: 2026:KHC:52008 CRL.A No. 1212 of 2025 from jail authorities, the question of entertaining the bail application, preferred against the rejection of bail from the Sessions Court, does not survive for consideration. Hence, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER Appeal is disposed of in view of release of the accused from jail. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE KBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 100