RAMESH Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellants -accused Nos.1 to 3 are before this Court seeking grant of bail under Sec. 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as 'the SC/ST Act' for short) in the event of their arrest in Crime No.39 of 2025 of Kodihalli Police Station, pending before the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara, registered for the offences punishable under Ss. 115(2), 118(1), 75, 329(3), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of BNS and under Ss. 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(w), 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (POA) Amendment Act, on the basis of the first information lodged by informant - Shivarathna.

(2.) Heard Sri V B Siddaramaiah, learned counsel for the appellants and Smt Rashmi Jadhav, learned Additional SPP for respondent No.1-State. Perused the materials on record.

(3.) In view of the rival contentions urged by the learned counsel for both the parties, the point that would arise for my consideration is: