- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:212 CRL.P No. 10666 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10666 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI KHUSHA KHILA S/O AMBARU KHILA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, R/AT: MLKANGIRI, PANESHGANDHI, CHITRAKONDA DISTRICT, ODDISHA STATE - 751 020. PRESENTLY IN CENTRAL PRISON …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SARAVANA S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE BY MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REPT. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.ASMA KOUSER .,ADDL SPP) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:212 CRL.P No. 10666 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS BAIL PETITION, ENLARGING THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ON REGULAR BAIL IN CR.NO.236/2024 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 20(B) ON NDPS ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF XXXII ACJM BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER This petition is filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 praying to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 2. Crime No.236/2024 of Mahalakshmipuram Police Station came to be registered on a complaint lodged by PSI of the said Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 20(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'the Act'). 3. Initially accused No.1 was arrested on 17.07.2024 and alleged ganja weighing 52 kgs 495 grams and a white colour Swift Dezire car bearing registration - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:212 CRL.P No. 10666 of 2024 No.RJ-14-TE-8371 was seized under Mahazar in the presence of panchas. Interrogation of the said accused revealed that even the present petitioner, arraigned as accused No.3 was involved in peddling of the contraband. Petitioner came to be arrested on 22.07.2024 and he was remanded to judicial custody. 4. The contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that there is no recovery from the petitioner and only on the basis of the confessional statement of accused No.1, he has been falsely implicated in this case. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader has contended that now the charge sheet is filed and petitioner being a resident of State of Odissa, may abscond if he is enlarged on bail. 6. The petitioner had approached the Sessions Court prior to filing of charge sheet. In view of completion of investigation and filing of charge sheet, petitioner can be given an opportunity to approach the Sessions Court for bail. If any such petition is filed, learned Sessions - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:212 CRL.P No. 10666 of 2024 Judge shall dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with law, without being influenced by any of the observations made herein. Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35