- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010614892026 NC: 2026:KHC:54804 CRL.RP No. 1421 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1421 OF 2026 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BANTWALA POLICE STATION REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) AND: 1. SRI BHARATH RAJ @ BHARATH KUMDEL S/O. SESAPPA BELBADA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT KULEDAL HOUSE, PUDU POST AND VILLAGE, BANTWALA TALUK -574 219. 2. SRI. PAVANKUMAR S/O. SEETHARAMASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT KUMDELU HOUSE, PUDU VILLAGE, BANTWALA TALUK -574211 …RESPONDENTS Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010614892026 NC: 2026:KHC:54804 CRL.RP No. 1421 of 2026 THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.P.C (U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) BY THE ADDITIONAL SPP AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER - STATE PRAYING TO IN CRL.P.NO.7862/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF THE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 143,147,148,447,448,302,120(B),201 R/W 149 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader has filed a memo dated 30.09.2026 seeking conversion of the revision petition into a criminal petition, stating that the State is seeking cancellation of the bail already granted. 2. The memo reads as under: "MEMO FOR CONVERSION Under signed most humbly submits this Hon'ble Court that the State has sought for the cancellation of bail of the respondents. This above petition is by oversight mentioned as Criminal Revision Petition. Therefore, State herein prays/request this Hon'ble Court to convert the above petition to criminal petition Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010614892026 NC: 2026:KHC:54804 CRL.RP No. 1421 of 2026 and also permit to file necessary application in the interest of justice." 3. Considering the aforesaid submission and the request made in the memo, the revision petition is permitted to be converted into a criminal petition. Accordingly, the memo is allowed. 4. The memo is taken on record. 5. For statistical purposes, the revision petition stands disposed of. (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE SSB Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA