IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 368 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

1. MR. PREETHAM S/O SELVA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO.183, WARD NO.2 KALYANANAGAR, JYOTHINAGARA POST CHIKMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT PIN: 577 101.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. H. MALATESH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE THROUGH THE WOMEN POLICE STATION, Digitally signed CHIKMAGALURU, AND by DEVIKA M CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT.

Location: HIGH COURT OF PIN: 577 101.

KARNATAKA

2. SMT. SWATHI W/O RAKESH AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS ASHRAYA BADAVANE KALYAN NAGAR, JYOTHINAGARA POST, CHIKMAGALURU TALUK.

PIN: 577 101.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P.YASHODHA, HCGP FOR R1;

SMT. ANAGHA N. SHARMA, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION

14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT PRAYING TO GRANT AN ORDER OF REGULAR BAIL TO THE APPELLANT IN CONNECTION WITH CR.NO.105/2024 OF CHIKMAGALURU WOMENS POLICE, PENDING IN SPL.C.NO.2/2025 OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 76, 115(2), 329(4), 351(2), 352 OF BNS, UNDER SECTION 3(2)(va), 3(1)(w)(ii) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, AMENDMENT ACT, 2015.

THIS APPEAL COMING