- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12934 CRL.P No. 103720 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103720 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR. AKASH S/O DEELIP DODMANI, AGE. 25 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. JAYANAGAR, MACCHE, BELAGAVI-590 001. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. ROHIT NAGESH LATUR, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY UDYAMBAG P.S., TQ/DIST. BELAGAVI, (THROUGH HCGP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-591 317). … RESPONDENT (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 ON BAIL IN RELATION TO UDYAMBAG P.S. CR. NO.44/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE BEFORE THE LEARNED II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI FOR ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 20(B)(II)(C) NDPS ACT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12934 CRL.P No. 103720 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Criminal Petition may be dismissed as not pressed as this stage, with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail application before the trial Court after charge sheet is filed in the present case. 2. The submission is placed on record. 3. The Criminal Petition is dismissed as not pressed, with liberty as prayed for. 4. All contentions urged are left open. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VNP / CT: BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 21