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2025 DAILYLAW 27557 (KAR)

KINGSLEY v. STATE BY KARNATAKA BY

CRL.A/1130/2025 · 2025-06-12

M G Uma

Criminal Appealbody2025

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20190 CRL.A No. 1130 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1130 OF 2025 (C) BETWEEN: KINGSLEY S/O SAMUAL AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT.NO.12, 4TH CROSS MURARAPPA LAYOUT, NEAR GANESH TEMPLE, HENNUR CROSS, BANGALORE - 560 043 PERMANENT ADDRESS R/O LOGOS CITY NIGERIA COUNTRY, …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NISHIT KUMAR SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY KARNATAKA BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BANASAWADI POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 374(2) CR.PC (FILED U/S 415(2) BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 09.04.2025 AND SENTENCE DATED 23.04.2025 PASSED IN SPL.C.C.NO.168/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF XXXIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, SPECIAL JUDGE (NDPS) CCH-33 BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 22 (C) OF Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20190 CRL.A No. 1130 of 2025 NDPS ACT 1985 AND ACQUIT THE APPELLANT FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 22(C) OF NDPS ACT 1985. THE ACCUSED IS SENTENCED TO UNDERGO RI FOR 14 YEARS AND TO PAY FINE OF RS.1,60,000/-, IN DEFAULT HE SHALL UNDERGO SI FOR ONE YEAR FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 8(C) R/W SEC.22(C) OF NDPS ACT. AND THE APPELLANT PRAYS THAT HE BE ACQUITTED. THIS CRL.A, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo seeking permission of the Court to withdraw the appeal as not - pressed. Memo is placed on record. Hence, the appeal is dismissed as not-pressed. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH List No.: 1