- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7430 CRL.P No. 14005 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14005 OF 2024 (439(Cr.PC) / 483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR. MANISH KHATRI S/O DHAN KHATRI, AGED 26 YEARS, NO.103, NO.7K, NO.8/2, DODDA NAGAMANGALA, SILICON TOWN, ELECTRONIC CITY 2ND PHASE, BENGALURU CITY-560 100. THE ABOVE ADDRESS IS MENTIONED AS STATED IN THE REMAND APPLICATION DATED 24.10.2024 PERMANENT ADDRESS NO.5, B-88, NIT-5, FARIDABAD, HARYANA STATE-121 001. PRESENTLY R/AT NO.3, BASANNA BUILDING, SHANTHIPURA ROAD, NAIDU LAYOUT, OPP. VILLAS MART, ELECTRONIC CITY, PHASE 2, ANEKAL, BENGALURU CITY-560 099. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.M.MOHAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY COMMERCIAL STREET POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7430 CRL.P No. 14005 of 2024 BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT BAIL TO THE PETITIONER WHO IS ARRAYED AS ACCUSED NO.4 IN CRIME NO.164/2024 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT COMMERCIAL STREET POLICE PRESENTLY PENDING ON THE FILE OF X ACMM COURT AT MAYO HALL, BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 20B, OF THE NARCOTIC DRUGS & PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE AND RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader has filed statement of objections. 2. Petitioner is seeking bail in Crime No.164/2024 of Commercial Street Police Station, registered for the offence punishable under Section 20(b) of NDPS, 1985. 3. Accused Nos.1 to 4 were arrested on 24.10.2024 near Shariff Mutton Stall, Nala Road, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7430 CRL.P No. 14005 of 2024 Shivajinagar, Bengaluru, as they were found in possession of 2 kgs 100 grams of charas. 4. Petitioner is shown as accused No.4. Considering that there is a prima facie case and investigation is in progress, bail petition preferred by accused Nos.2 and 3 was dismissed by this Court, reserving liberty to the said accused to file a fresh petition before the Sessions Court after completion of investigation. 5. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the petition with a liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition before the Sessions Court after filing of charge sheet. 6. In the light of the above submission, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:7430 CRL.P No. 14005 of 2024 7. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to file bail petition before the Sessions Court, once the charge sheet is filed. 8. No observations are made on the merits of the case. All the contentions are kept open. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22 Ct:ar