MR.MARIMUTHU PRAKASH v. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CUSTOMS
CRL.P/485/2025 · 2025-02-18
Mohammad Nawaz
body2025
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NC: 2025:KHC:7327 CRL.P No. 485 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 153 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 485 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 153 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS))
IN CRL.P No. 485/2025 BETWEEN:
MR. MARIMUTHU PRAKASH S/O SHRI. MARIMUTHU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/A SRIRANGAM, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI URBAN, TAMIL NADU - 620 006 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJ PRABHU S., ADVOCATE) AND:
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CUSTOMS AIR INTELLIGENCE UNIT KEMPEGOWDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL-2, DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE-560 300 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHI, HCGP)
Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka
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NC: 2025:KHC:7327 CRL.P No. 485 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 153 of 2025
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE ABOVE SAID PETITIONER ON BAIL WHO IS ARRAYED AS THE ACCUSED IN CR.NO.67/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 135 OF CUSTOMS ACT, 1962 AND SEC.51 OF THE WILD LIFE PROTECTION ACT, 1972 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE ECONOMIC OFFENCES COURT, BENGALURU ON SUCH CONDITION THAT THIS HONBLE COURT DEEMS FIT TO IMPOSE.
IN CRL.P NO. 153/2025 BETWEEN:
MR. MARIMUTHU PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, S/O SHRI MARIMUTHU, R/AT NO. 36A, VADAKKUVASAL, KOLLIDAM ROAD, SRIRANGAM POST, TIRUCHIRAPLLI URBAN, TAMIL NADU 620 006, PRESENTLY IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY FROM 24/11/2024 ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA B.T., ADVOCATE) AND:
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CUSTOMS AIR INTELLIGENCE UNIT KEMPEGOWDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL-2, DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE-560 300
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NC: 2025:KHC:7327 CRL.P No. 485 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 153 of 2025
REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BENGALURU 560 001 ...RESPONDENT (BY SRI. AKASH B SHETTY, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING GRANT REGULAR BAIL IN CR.NO.67/2024 OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CUSTOMS AND AIR INTELLIGENCE UNIT KEMPEGOWDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL-2 DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 135 OF CUSTOMS ACT AND SEC.51 OF THE WILD LIFE PROTECTION ACT, 1972, FILE PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE SPL.COURT FOR ECONOMIC OFFENCES AT BENGALURU CITY.
THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner in CRL.P No.485/2025 has filed a memo praying to withdraw the petition. It is stated that the petitioner has been granted statutory bail.
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NC: 2025:KHC:7327 CRL.P No. 485 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 153 of 2025
2. Both the petitions are filed by the same petitioner. Hence, both the petitions are dismissed as infructuous.
Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE
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