ORDER

K. Natarajan, J.—Crl.P.No.2693/2021 is filed by petitioner Nos.1 and 2 - accused Nos.1 and 3 under Section 439 of Cr.P.C., for granting regular bail in Crime No.104/2020 registered by the Mangalore East Post Station for the offence punishable under Section 153A of IPC and Sections 3 and 5 of the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1951 (for short ‘KOPD Act’) pending on the file of VI J.M.F.C. Court, D.K., Mangaluru. Crl.P.No.2699/2021 is filed by the same petitioners / accused Nos.1 and 3 under Section 439 of Cr.P.C., for granting bail in Crime No.89/2020 registered by Mangalore North Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 153A of IPC and Sections 3 and 5 of the KOPD Act and subsequently, in both the cases the Police inserted Section 153A of IPC and Sections 13 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (for short ‘UA(P) Act’).

2. Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the petitioners and learned SPP-II for the respondent – State.

3. The case of the prosecution in Crime No.104/2020 registered by the Mangaluru East Police Station is that the complainant - Sudheer Kumar filed a complaint to the Police on 27.11.2020 at