- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10588 CRL.P No.777/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.777/2025 BETWEEN: SRI. EMMANUEL AFAM S/O ELIAS AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, PRESENTLY AT NO.108, C/O SRIDHAR HOUSE SAI GAURDEN HULIMANGALA BENGALURU 560 105 (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BASAVARAJU T.A. ADV.,) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HULIMAVU POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN 8(C), 21(C), 22(C) OF NDPS ACT AND SECTION 14 OF FOREIGNERS ACT AND SECTION 12 OF PASSPORT ACT, WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE XXXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE FOR NDPS CASES AT BENGALURU (CCH-33), IN SPL.C.C.NO.228/2024 & ETC. Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10588 CRL.P No.777/2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for sometime, submits that the petitioner, who is a foreigner, having no other criminal antecedents, is in custody from 23.08.2023, therefore, the trial Court may be requested to expedite the trial and dispose of the case on merits at the earliest. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader does not oppose the said prayer. 3. Submissions made on both side is placed on record. 4. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with request to the trial Court to expedite the trial in the case and dispose of the case on merits as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S. VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE BSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42