- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26786 CRL.P No. 9618 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9618 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: SRI. ANKIT S/O. SATHYADAS MV, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, RESIDING AT KUTTYALI HOUSE, BANGRAMANJESHWARA, MANJESHWAR, MANJESHWARAM, KASARGOD. KERALA – 671 323 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. PREKSHA SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MANGALORE SOUTH PS, REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BANGALORE – 560 001 2. MOHAMMED SHARIFF IN CHARGE POLICE OFFICER, MANGALORE SOUTH POLICE STATION, PANDESHWARA, MANGALORE …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NAGESHWARAPPA K., HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN SPL.C NO.102/2021 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.269/2018 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 8C, 21, 21C, 22B, 22C OF NDPS ACT PERTAINING TO MANGALORE SOUTH P.S PENDING ON THE FILE Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26786 CRL.P No. 9618 of 2025 OF PRINCIPAL SESSIONS AND SESSIONS / SPECIAL JUDGE D.K MANGALURU. 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 After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the Petition with liberty to file an appropriate discharge application before the Trial Court. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file an appropriate discharge application before the Trial Court, who shall consider and pass appropriate orders on the same, in accordance with law within a period of one month from the date on which the petitioner files the discharge application. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE MDS: List No.: 1 Sl No.: 92