- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1538 OF 2026 (U/S 14(A) (2)) BETWEEN: 1. IRAGANAHALLI AJAY, SON OF DODDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 2. SRI.DODDESH BULDE KARIYAPPA, SON OF NAGENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 3. SRI.BELLUDI AKASH, S/O SHIVAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 4. SRL. HALESHA THYAVANIGE HALAPPARA, S/O DODDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 5. SRI.AKASHA BULDE KARIYAPPARA, S/O RAMACHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 6. SRI.PRAKASHA GIDDAPPARA S/O DODDAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 7. SRI.RUDRESHA NAGAPPAR @ NARGAPPARA S/O THIMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 8. SRI.SHREENIVAS NAGAPPARA @ NARGAPPARA S/O THIMMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 9. SRI.DARSHAN SANGANAHALLI @ PUTTA S/O PARAMESHWARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 10. SRI. MAHADESHA SASVEHALLI @ MADHU S.D S/O DODDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 11. SRI.BEERESHA HALAPPARA, S/O LATE JAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 12. SRI.SHREENIVASA DODDA CHANDRAPPARA, S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 13. SRI. DODDAPPA BADAGI, S/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 14. SRI. REVANASIDDAPPA BADAGI, S/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 15. SRI. NAGARAJA BADAGI, S/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 16. SRI. RAVI DASAPPARA, S/O LATE DEVENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 17. SRI.BASAVARAJA MARIYAVVARA, S/O LATE CHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 18. SRI.SACHIN SHETTY, S/O NAGENDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 19. SRI. MANJA SHETTY, S/O NAGENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 20. SRI.AJAYA DHUMMI, S/O KUMARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 21. SRI.PRASHANTHA THYAVANIGE HALAPPARA, @PRASANNA T.D S/O DODDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 22. SRI.BHARATHA KUMBALUR, S/O KUMBALUR ANANDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 23. SRI.SACHIN THYAVANIGE HALAPPARA, S/O LATE JAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 24. SRI.SHIVARAJA NAGAPPARA @NARGAPPARA @ SHIVU T.N, S/O LATE THIMMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 25. SRI. BEERESHA KAVALI, S/O LOKESHI, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 26. SRI. BASAVARAJA THYAVANIGA HALAPPARA S/O LATE REVANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 27. SRI.NAGANNA JOLLI, S/O LATE DODDAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 28. SRI.HALESHA KABBAKKI S/O LATE JAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 29. SRI. MANJANNA TIMMAJJARA S/O CHANNABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 30. SRI. DODDESHA T.M, S/O TYAVANIGE HALAPPARA MANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 31. SRI.SHARATH T.M. THYAVANIGE HALAPPARA S/O TYAVANIGE HALAPPARA MANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 32. SRI. NAGENDRAPPA PUJARAPPARA, S/O DODDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 33. SRI. MANJANNA DENGAPPARA @ MANJAPPA S/O KARIBASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 34. SRI. REVANAPPA GIDDAPARA PELLA, S/O LATE DODDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 35. SRI. HONNAPPA SANDODDAPPARA, S/O SANNA DODDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 36. SRI. ANANDA SOTTABASAPPARA, S/O LATE DODDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 37. SRI.BELLUDI BASAVARAJA, S/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. 38. SRI. SIDDESHA SANDODDAPPARA, S/O SANNA DODDAPPARA HONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. - 8 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 39. SRI. DODDESHA KULAGHATTERA, S/O DASAPPARA GANESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALAGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. P.M.SIDDAMALLAPPA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY SHO, BASAVAPATNA POLICE, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SRI.SHARATH, BALAVVARA GUDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELALGERE VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 231. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1, R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015 BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT/S PRAYING THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ENLARGE THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THE ARREST IN CR.NO.117/2026 OF THE RESPONDENT NO.1 BASAVAPATNA POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 189(2), 191(2), 126(2), 127, 352, 115(2), 109 R/W 190 OF BNS 2023 AND ALSO R/W 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(za), 3(2)(v-a) OF PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES (SC/ST) ACT 1989 BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE ANTICIPATORY BAIL PETITION. - 9 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT Notice to respondent No.2 is duly served. Respondent No.2 called out. He is absent and unrepresented. 2. The appellants have preferred this appeal against the order dated 01.09.2026 passed in Crl.Misc.No.704/2026 by the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Davanagere. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for appellant that this Court has already granted bail to accused Nos.5 and 41. The copy of the order is also produced. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, as the accusation made against accused Nos.5 and - 10 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 41 and the present appellants are one and the same, in view of parity, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER (i) Appeal is allowed. (ii) The impugned order dated 01.09.2026 passed in Crl.Misc.No.704/2026 by the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Davanagere is set aside. (iii) The appellants shall be released on bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No.117/2026 of Basavapatna Police on executing a self bond of Rs.50,000/- each with one surety to the satisfaction of Special Court. (iv) Appellants shall not tamper or threaten the prosecution witness in any manner. (v) Appellants shall assist the investigating officer in his investigation. (vi) Appellants shall not indulge in the similar offence. - 11 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010633562026 NC: 2026:KHC:53951 CRL.A No. 1538 of 2026 Registry is directed to communicate this order to the trial Court. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE RR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7