- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22451 CRL.P No. 7381 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. 7381 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. CHIKKA JOSEPH EZE S/O SUNDAY AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/A NO.8, VARMA NIVAS 2ND FLOOR, RAKSHAPURAM LAYOUT PHASE-2 NEAR GANGA NAGAR BETTA HALASOOR BANGALORE 562157 PERMANENT ADDRESS ULI VILLAGE, IHALA ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIAN-22415 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIKAS M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BAJPE POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE 560001 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT / POLICE TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.3 ON BAIL IN CONNECTION WITH Digitally signed by MAYAGAIAH VINUTHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22451 CRL.P No. 7381 of 2025 CR.NO.234/2024 REGISTERED BY BAJPE P.S. PENDING IN THE COURT OF THE PRL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE D.K MANGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 8(c),22(b) 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 Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for sometime submits that the charge sheet has been filed in the present case during the pendency of this petition and therefore, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to file a fresh petition before the jurisdictional Sessions Court. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51