- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23266 CRL.P No. 5188 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5188 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. AFZAL BASHA S/O AHMED PASHA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NO.144, 5TH CROSS BANGARAGIRINAGAR J.C. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 006. …PETITIONER (BY SRI AJMAL KHAN, ADV.) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BY NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY REPTD.BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI PRASANNA KUMAR P, ADV.) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL CC NO. 152/2021 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION U/S, 143, 147,307,436,353,332 333, 427, 504, 506 R/W. SEC. 149 AND 34 OF IPC, SEC. 4 OF PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY ACT, 1984, SEC. 2 OF KARNATAKA PREVENTION OF DESTRUCTION AND LOSS OF PROPERTY ACT AND SEC. 5, 16, 18 AND 20 OF THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF XLIX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (SPECIAL JUDGE FOR TRAIL OF NIA CASES). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23266 CRL.P No. 5188 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to prefer an appeal as provided under Section 21(h) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008. 2. The said submission is placed on record. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 3. All contentions urged in the petition are left open. 4. The registry is directed to return the certified copies of the documents to the learned counsel for the petitioner, after retaining photostat copies of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS