- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9992 CRL.P No. 1149 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1149 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. IRFAN KHAN, S/O AHAMMAD KHAN, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT NALABANVADI WARD NO. 14, NEAR RAJHA MASJID, RAMANAGARA TOWN - 562 159. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHANKAR H.S, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, RAMANAGARA RANGE, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 159, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.69/2024-25/2803IE/280303, REGISTERED BY INSPECTOR OF EXCISE RAMANAGARA RANGE, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 21(c), 25, Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9992 CRL.P No. 1149 of 2025 8(c) OF NDPS ACT 1985 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, RAMANAGARA. 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 some time, submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh bail application after the chargesheet is filed. 2. The aforesaid submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE HDK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49