IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1694 OF 2025 (U/S 14(A) (2))

BETWEEN:

SRI SRISHANTH @ SRIKANTH @ APPU S/O LATE HARISH AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS R/AT AVATHI VILLAGE, VIJAYAPUR HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT 562110.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA P.H., ADV.)

AND:

1. STATE BY CHIKKAJALA P.S.

REPTD. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560001.

Digitally signed by 2. MR. RANGANATHA LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: HIGH S/O SUBBANNA COURT OF KARNATAKA AGED ABOUTN 47 YEARS, R/AT NEAR DODDAMMA TEMPLE, HUNASAMARNAHALLI VILLAGE & POST, YELAHANKA TALUK, BANGALORE CITY - 562157.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP FOR R1, VIDE COURT ORDER DATED: 04.11.2025 NOTICE TO R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 14(A)2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATE 04.06.2025 IN CRL.MISC.NO.3892/2025 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 87, 64(2)(M), 65(1) OF BNS SEC.5(L),6 OF POCSO ACT 2012 UNDER SEC.3(2)(v) OF PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT 1989 PASS BY THE COURT OF HON'BLE COURT OF THE FTSC IV ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU AND ENLAR