- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6635 CRL.P No. 101606 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101606 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: ABDUL REHAMAN S/O SALEEM SAB SHAIK AGE. 27 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/O. GULME 581320, TQ. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA, KARNATAKA …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETAN MUNNOLI, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE POLICE INSPECTOR, BHATKAL TOWN PS, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATKA DHARWAD BENCH …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 483 OF BNSS SEEKING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 IN SPL CASE NO.5/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR REGISTERED V N BADIGER Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.04.22 11:03:44 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6635 CRL.P No. 101606 of 2025 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHALBE U/SEC 8(C),20(B) (ii) B OF NDPS ACT IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO 129/2024 BHATKAL TOWN POLICE STATION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Heard Sri Chetan Munnoli, learned counsel for petitioner and Smt. Girija S. Hiremath, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent. 2. Present petitioner is the accused No.2 in respect of Crime No.129/2024 of Bhatkal Town Police dated 10.11.2024 for the offence punishable under Sections 80(c), 20(b), (ii) A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 3. At the outset, this Court taking note of the fact that the seized NDPS is of intermediary quantity has granted the bail to accused Nos.1 and 3 in the same crime. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6635 CRL.P No. 101606 of 2025 4. Therefore, present petitioner is also entitled for grant of bail on the ground of parity and also on the ground that the seized NDPS is of intermediary quantity. 5. Other apprehension of the prosecution can be met with by imposing suitable and stringent conditions. 6. Accordingly, following order is passed. ORDER i. Petition is allowed. ii. Petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on executing a bond in a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- [Rupees one lakh only] with two sureties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. iii. Petitioner shall not directly or indirectly tamper the prosecution witnesses in any manner. iv. Petitioner shall attend the Court regularly. v. Petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of Uttara Kannada – Karwar District without prior permission. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6635 CRL.P No. 101606 of 2025 vi. Petitioner shall not indulge in similar offences. Violation of any one of the above conditions, would entitle the prosecution to seek for cancellation of bail. SD/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE NAA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25