- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42592 CRL.P No. 14647 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14647 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. DHRUVAN SHETTY S/O DIWAKARA SHETTY P., AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, R/AT BYAKARAVALLI, SAKLESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573 134. 2. PRAJWAL PHINEHAS S/O SAMUEL, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT #14-8-360, NURSING JHARNA ROAD, EDEN COLONY, BIDAR VILLAGE, BIDAR, KARNATAKA-585 401. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM ARSHAD M.P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MANGALORE CEN CRIME POLICE STATION REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. SHOBHA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT PSI CEN CRIME POLICE STATION, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42592 CRL.P No. 14647 of 2025 MANGALURU CITY, MANGALORE, D.K. DISTRICT-575 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR M.V., HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.31/2025 ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT MANGALORE D.K., ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.31/2025 REGISTERED BY THE MANGALURU CEN CRIME POLICE STATION, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S. 8(c), 20(b)(ii)B, OF NDPS ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioners are seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.31/2025 registered at CEN Crime Police Station, Mangaluru City, for the offence punishable under Section 8(C), 20(b)(ii)B of NDPS Act, 1985. 2. FIR is registered on the complaint of the PSI, CEN Crime Police Station against accused Nos.1 to 7, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42592 CRL.P No. 14647 of 2025 wherein the petitioners are arraigned as accused Nos.6 and 7 respectively. 3. It is the contention of the learned counsel for petitioner that the alleged contraband was seized from accused Nos.1 to 5, who are apprehended from the spot and the only allegation against the petitioners are that as per the credible information, the contraband i.e., ganja was supplied by them. He contended that to implicate the petitioners as accused in this case, except the bald allegation, there are no other materials. 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader has contended that the investigation is in progress and the involvement of the petitioners have to be investigated into. 5. At this stage, it is too premature to hold that the petitioners are innocent. The statutory duty of the Police to conduct investigation cannot be interfered with. The petitioners are at liberty to challenge the chargesheet - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42592 CRL.P No. 14647 of 2025 if any, filed against them. With the said liberty, petition is disposed of. I.A.No.1/2025 is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51