- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10289 CRL.P No. 12736 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12736 OF 2024 BETWEEN: OGUEJIOFOR TOCHUKWU FRANCIS S/O OGUEJI FOR MICHLE, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT H.NO. 001, 1ST CROSS, BUILDING NO. 26/1/6, SRI. VAARI RESIDENCY, 2ND CROSS, RAVI LAYOUT SADARAMANGALA MAIN ROAD, KADUGODI, BANGALORE 560 067, PERMANENT RESIDENT, ADAZIANI, NIGERIA 422 103 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NISHIT KUMAR SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KADUGODI POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP) Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10289 CRL.P No. 12736 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN SPL.C.C.NO.275/2024 (CRIME NO.443/2023 OF KADUGODI P.S.) FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 8(c),21(c),22(c),23(c) OF NDPS ACT 1985 AND SEC.14 OF FOREIGNERS ACT 1946, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE VIII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPL.JUDGE FOR NDPS ACT, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU. 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 some time submits that petitioner who is a foreigner is in custody from 16.09.2023. Charge is already framed before the Trial Court. Trial Court may be therefore directed to expedite the trial and dispose off the case on merits at the earliest. He submits that only 14 chargesheet witnesses are cited in the present case. 2. Learned HCGP does not seriously oppose the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10289 CRL.P No. 12736 of 2024 3. Submissions made by both sides are placed on record. 4. Petition is disposed off with a request to the Trial Court to expedite the Trial in Spl.C.C.No.275/2024 arising out of Crime No.443/2023 registered by Kadugodi Police Station, Bengaluru City for offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 21(c), 22(c) and 23(c) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Section 14 of Foreigners Act, 1946 and dispose off the case on merits as expeditiously as possible but not later than a period of six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this Order. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40 CT:SNN