- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4370 CRL.P No. 8126 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8126 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. AKSHAY RAJ S/O JAYARAJ, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/A PANIMUTTATHIL HOUSE, ATHIRATTHUKUNNU P.O, POTHAADI VILLAGE, KENCHERI, WAYANAD KERALA - 673596. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BINU M., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BANASWADI EXCISE RANGE P .S, REP BY HCGP/SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560043. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C.NO.36714/2022 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.16/2021-22 PENDING BEFORE THE XI ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S/ 20(b)(ii)(A), 25, 28 AND 8(c) OF THE NDPS ACT. Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4370 CRL.P No. 8126 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petition may be disposed off as withdrawn and the Trial Court may be directed to dispose off the proceedings in C.C.No.36714/2022 arising out of Crime No.16/2021-2022 pending before the XI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru. 2. The memo which is taken on record reads as under: "The undersigned counsel for the Petitioner prays that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to withdraw the above petition as not pressed as the matter before the trial court is posted for evidence, and request the Hon'ble Court to direct the Trial Court for speedy disposal. Hence, this memo for withdrawal, in the interest of justice." 3. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn and Trial Court is directed to dispose off the proceedings in C.C.No.36714/2022 arising out of Crime No.16/2021-2022 pending before the XI Additional Chief - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4370 CRL.P No. 8126 of 2024 Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE HJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49