Criminal Appeal No.100578/2022 is filed by

accused No.2 and Criminal Appeal No.100573/2022

is filed by accused Nos.3, 5, 9 and 10. Both the

appeals have been filed challenging the order

dated 08.11.2022 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous

No.1030/2022

by

the

Principal

District

and

Sessions

Judge,

Koppal,

whereunder

the

anticipatory bail petition filed by the appellants

sought in Crime No.124/2022 of Hanumasagar

Police

Station

registered

for

the

offences

punishable under Sections 143, 147, 323, 504, 506

read

with

149

of

the

Indian

Penal

Code

(hereinafter referred to as 8IPC9, for brevity) and

Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(z) and 3(1)(zc) of

the

Scheduled

Castes

and

Scheduled

Tribes

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter

- 5 -

referred to as 8SC & ST (POA) Act9, for brevity),

came to be rejected.

Heard both the learned counsel for the

appellants and learned High Court Government

Pleader for respondent No.1/State. Inspite of

service

of

notice,

respondent

No.2

remained

absent and unrepresented.

The case of the prosecution is that, one

Sharanappa S/o. Fakkiravva Madar has filed the

complaint

stating

that

on

03.08.2022

dog

belonging

to

his

neighbour

Mr.

Martandappa

(accused N