- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12829 CRL.P No. 2744 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2744 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI RANA ANSHUMAN SAKARWAR S/O RAJEEV KUMAR SINGH AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, RESIDING AT B-1A, MECON VATIKA, SINGH MORE, RANCHI JHARKHAND 834003. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHISHEK J., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE CCB POLICE, BENGALURU REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU -560001 2. LAKSHMINARAYANA K. S/O NOT KNOWN AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS OCC POLICE INSPECTOR, ANTI NARCOTICS WING, CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, BENGALURU CITY BENGALURU 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI, HCGP FOR R1 & R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.67/24, DATED 13.11.2024 REGISTERED BY THE CCB Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12829 CRL.P No. 2744 of 2025 POLICE, BANGALORE, FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S.8(c), 20(b)(ii)(A)(B), 27 AND 29(a) OF THE NDPS ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF 33RD ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE FOR NDPS CASES, BANGALORE, IN SO FAR AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE PETITIONER (ACCUSED NO.4). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER 1. The registration of the FIR is being questioned primarily on the ground that the petitioner has been implicated solely on the basis of a confession statement by the co-accused, without any corroborative evidence to substantiate the allegation made against him. 2. The learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent-State submitted that the crime registered against the petitioner is still under investigation. At this stage, the FIR cannot be interfered with merely because the petitioner has been implicated solely on the basis of the co-accused’s confession statement, as the Investigating Officer is likely to gather corroborative material during the course of the investigation. 3. Therefore, it is expedient to dispose of the petition by directing the Investigating Officer to conduct - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12829 CRL.P No. 2744 of 2025 the investigation strictly in accordance with the law and to complete the investigation within two months from today. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE BKM List No.: 3 Sl No.: 1