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2. The petitioners were appointed as Associate professors in the Department of Surgery of the 2nd respondent. They have completed their Masters degree in their respective subjects and were recruited by the 2nd respondent in the year 2005. Subsequently, the 2nd respondent issued a notification on 10.07.2008 calling for applications for appointment of Associate Professors. The educational qualification for the said post as per notification are as under :

"5. EDUCATION QUALIFICATION :- For the post of Associate Professor :-

1.He/She must possess requisite recognized :4: Post graduate qualification in the respective subject.

2. I have heard the learned counsel Sri. Vishwajith Rai for Sri. Jayaprakash K.N. for the accused- appellant and Sri. K. Nageshwarappa, learned HCGP for the respondent-State.

3. The brief facts of the prosecution case are as under;

The first informant, Sri. K.Y. Raghavendra Rao is a resident of Vinoba Nagar in Davanagere. He has a daughter and a son. His daughter is a minor. When she 3 was studying in I PUC, accused No.1 used to follow her and tease her. He used to roam in front of her house. She had informed the matter to her parents. In spite of advising the accused, he did not stop following her. The matter was brought to the notice of one Leela Kumaraswamy, working in an NGO. However, accused No.1 did not cooperate when she had called him over phone to enquire about the matter. The accused was threatening the victim girl to listen to his words or to face dire consequences.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he may be permitted to withdraw this petition with a permission to pursue Crl. P. No.2208/2020.

Permission is granted. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Sd/-

JUDGE snc*

2. It is stated that the petitioner had filed a petition under Section 437 of Cr.P.C seeking enlargement of bail before the Court of Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Nelamangala. It is further submitted that necessary report was made to the Principal District and Sessions Court, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru on 07.04.2020 as well as on 13.04.2020 to ensure that the petition be taken up on priority in light of urgency explained and also as it involved liberty of the petitioner and as he had made out a case for being enlarged on bail in the petition filed under Section 437 of Cr.P.C.

3. It is further submitted that on both occasions, i.e. 07.04.2020 and 13.04.2020, learned District Judge has refused to order that the bail petition be taken up for 3 consideration stating that it is not a case of extreme urgency.

2. The petitioner is seeking bail under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. in connection with Crime No.47/2020 of Harihara Town Police Station, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 143, 147, 149, 148, 307, 324 of IPC.

3. The facts of the case in nutshell are that the petitioner/ accused No.1 and the complainant are running a liquor shop in the name and style as "Swapna Bar and Restaurant' in Harihara for a period of six years. The complainant asked the petitioner to submit the accounts pertaining to the business of the said bar and restaurant. In this background, the petitioner/accused No.1 along with his followers, went to the house of the complainant on 21.03.2020 at about 8.45 p.m. and picked up quarrel with him and abused him in filthy language and assaulted with 3 beer bottle on his face and head and caused bleeding injury.

2. The subject matter of the suit was property bearing CTS No.4601/B Ward No.1 of J.C.Nagar, Hubballi measuring 431 square yards with an old building thereon.

3. The plaintiff's case in a nutshell is as follows: The defendant is the absolute owner and in possession of the suit property. For her legal necessity, she agreed to sell the suit property to the plaintiff for a consideration of Rs.25,00,000/-. On 22.11.2007, receiving advance R.F.A.No.100209/2015 4 consideration of Rs.14,00,000/- under three cheques drawn on UTI Bank, Hubballi, she executed a registered agreement of sale. Her daughter and grandchildren were also signatories to the said document. As per the schedule of payment agreed under the said document a further sum of Rs.6,00,000/- was to be paid within two months and balance amount of Rs.5,00,000/- was to be paid at the time of execution of registered sale deed.

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2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and perused the materials placed before this Court.

3.The case was registered against the appellant for the offences under Section 294(b) IPC r/w Section 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST Act, 1989 in Crime No. 49 of 2015. After filing of charge sheet, the case has been numbered as Spl.S.C.No.17 of 2016 on the file of the Special Court for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the Sessions Judge(Full Additional Charge), Sivagangai. After framing of charges, trial commenced and during the pendency of the trial, the appellant did not appear before the trial court and due to non appearance of the appellant Non Bailable Warrant was issued on 18.04.2018 and the appellant was remanded on 21.09.2019. It is stated that except the Investigation Officer, all the witnesses were examined.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and perused the materials placed before this Court.

3.The case was registered against the appellant for the offences under Sections 342, 307 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act, 1989 in Crime No. 74 of 2012. After filing of charge sheet, the case has been numbered as Spl.S.C.No.61 of 2018 on the file of the Special Court for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the Sessions Judge(Full Additional Charge), Sivagangai. After framing of charges, trial commenced and during the pendency of the trial, the appellant did not appear before the trial court and due to non appearance of the appellant Non Bailable Warrant was issued on 04.03.2019 and the appellant surrendered before the trial court on 12.03.2020 and filed recall 2/5 http://www.judis.nic.in Crl.A.(MD)No.153 of 2020 petition and the same was dismissed the appellant was remanded to judicial custody on 12.03.2020.

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: The Chennai Koyambedu connection had a clear reflection on the number of fresh coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday as the border districts of Chittoor and SPS Nellore reported 16 and five in the last 24 hours as the states overall tally shot up by 50 to 1,980. The official bulletin showed one fresh Covid-19 death in Kurnool district and put the overall count at 45, as the one fatality reported in Vizianagaram on Saturday was not added to the table. Over 160 people with contacts to people who returned from the Koyambedu wholesale market in Chennai were traced in Chittoor district and tests so far revealed 27 COVID-19 positive cases in the last two days, official sources here said. With the fresh additions, the number of active cases in Chittoor rose to 38. SPS Nellores tally also crossed the century mark to 101 but the number of active cases here was 36. Nellore too had the Koyambedu connection and officials were busy tracing the contacts of the Chennai ...

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