Mr Vinay @ Vinay Kumar v. the State of Karnataka
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CRL.P No. 5568 of 2026, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, oral order dated 08.06.2026 by S. Vishwajith Shetty J. Petitioner Vinay @ Vinay Kumar sought bail under Section 439 Cr.PC / Section 483 BNSS for offences under IPC Sections 366, 366(A), 328, 376(3), 342, 506, 114, 120B r/w 34 and POCSO Act Sections 4, 6, 17, 18, 19 in Spl.Case (P) No.1/2024 (Cr.No.301/2023, Kadur Police Station), challenging the order dated 11.08.2024 of the Addl. District and Sessions Judge FTSC-1, Chikkamagaluru. On a memo by counsel, the Court permitted conversion of the criminal petition into a criminal appeal under Section 14A of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and disposed of the petition for statistical purposes; the bail question was not adjudicated. Keywords: bail; conversion of criminal petition into criminal appeal; Section 14A SC/ST (POA) Act; POCSO; FTSC-1 Chikkamagaluru.