- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15422 CRL.P No. 1403 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1403 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI ABDULLA C S/O I ABUBAKKER AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT KOLACHIYADUKAM HOUSE CHENGALA VILLAGE AND POST PADI, CHERKALA KASARAGOD TALUK KASARAGOD DISTRICT KERALA STATE - 671 348. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHETTY DEEPAK, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY MANGALURU RURAL POLICE STATION MANGALURU REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI K NAGESHWARAPPA, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 Cr.P.C. PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL.C.No.186/2023 (CRIME No.27/2023, REGISTERED BY THE MANGALURU RURAL POLICE STATION, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 8(c), 21, 21(c) OF NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT (N.D.P.S ACT) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15422 CRL.P No. 1403 of 2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, D.K. MANGALORE AND ETC., THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time, submits that the petitioner is in custody in the present case from 08.04.2023 and therefore, the trial Court may be directed to expedite the trial and dispose of the case expeditiously. 2. Learned HCGP does not oppose the said prayer. 3. Submission of the learned counsel for the parties is placed on record. Petition is dismissed with a request to the trial Court to expedite the trial in Spl.C. No. 186/2023 and dispose of the case on merits as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE LRS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 66