- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22435 CRL.P No. 4140 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4140 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI.KASHIF ABDULLAH SHAIKH, S/O. SHAIK ABDULLAH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT 2ND FLOOR, OPP. BHARATH PETROL BUNK, TANNIRUHALLA, HASSAN - 573 201. (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY, CENTRAL PRISON, BENGALURU) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. TEJAS N., ADVOCATE) AND: THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE, BENGALURU ZONAL UNIT, NO.8(2)P, OPP. BDA COMPLEX, HBR LAYOUT, KALAYAN NAGAR POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. (REPRESENTED BY LEARNED SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HCK, BANGALORE - 01) …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.MADHU N RAO., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN CR.NO.FR.NO.DRI/BZU/S-IV/ENQ-27 (INT-NIL) 2021 ON THE FILE OF DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE, BENGALURU ZONAL UNIT, BENGALURU WHICH IS PENDING ON Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22435 CRL.P No. 4140 of 2025 THE FILE OF THE HONBLE XXXIII ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPL.JUDGE (NDPS) BENGALURU IN SPL.C.C.NO.486/2022 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 8(c) R/W 20(b)(ii)(C), 28 AND 29 OF NDPS ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused No.1 in Spl.C.C.No.486/2022 pending before the Court of XXXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge (NDPS), Bengaluru, arising out of Crime No. FR.No.DRI/BZU/S-IV/ENQ-27 (INT-NIL) 2021 registered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Bengaluru Zonal Unit, Bengaluru, for offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 28 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act') is before this Court in this successive bail application filed under Section 439 of Cr.PC seeking regular bail. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner had earlier approached this Court in - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22435 CRL.P No. 4140 of 2025 Crl.P.No.6868/2024 and the said petition was disposed of with a direction to the learned Special Judge to conclude the trial on or before 20.12.2024, considering the fact that petitioner is in custody from 22.08.2021. He submits that case is not disposed of even after a lapse of six months. Accordingly, he prays to allow this petition. 3. Per contra, learned Counsel for respondent who has filed his statement of objections, submits that prosecution has already closed its side of evidence and the case is now posted for recording the statement of the accused under Section 313 of Cr.PC. The trial Court may be directed to conclude the trial and dispose of the case on merits within a period of two months. 4. Submissions made on both side is placed on record. 5. This Court while disposing of Crl.P.No.6868/2024 by order dated 24.10.2024 had directed the trial Court to conclude the trial as earlier as possible by posting the case - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22435 CRL.P No. 4140 of 2025 day to day and conclude the same positively on or before 20.12.2024. Even after a lapse of six months from the time granted by this Court to dispose of the case, the case has been not disposed of. 6. However considering the fact that case is at the stage of recording the statement of accused under Section 313 of Cr.PC, the trial Court is directed to dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible, but not later than a period of two months from today. 7. Accordingly, petitioner is disposed of. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27