- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27537 CRL.P No. 3608 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3608 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. AKANBI SAHEED AGBOLAHUN, SO SRI. AKANBI, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT LAGOS, NIGERIA, PASSPORT NO.A10668797. (ACCUSED NO.1 IN JC) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARAYANA SWAMY K J., ADVOCATE) AND: THE INTELLIGENCE OFFIER, DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE, BENGALURU ZONAL UNIT, NO.8(2)P, OPP. BDA COMPLEX, HBR LAYOUT, KALYANNAGAR POST, BANASAWADI, BENGALURU - 560 043. REP. BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MADHU N RAO., ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN SPL.CC.NO.2290/2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF XXXIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPL. COURT FOR Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27537 CRL.P No. 3608 of 2025 NDPS CASES, BENGALURU (CCH-33), FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 21(c), 23(c), 28 OF NDPS ACT, REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE IN F.NO.DRT/BZU/S-IV/ENQ-12(INT- NIL)/2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Accused in Spl.C.No.2290/2023 pending before the Court of XXXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge (NDPS), Bengaluru, arising out of F.No.DRI/BZU/S-IV/ENQ-12(INT-NIL)/2023 registered by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Bengaluru Zonal Unit, Bengaluru, for offences punishable under Sections 21(c), 23(c) and 28 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act') is before this Court under Section 439 of Cr.PC seeking regular bail. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that the petitioner is in custody for the last more than two years and he has no - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27537 CRL.P No. 3608 of 2025 criminal antecedents. He had arrived to Bengaluru for the purpose of his medical treatment. There are certain procedural defects in the case of the prosecution. Therefore, he submits that the trial Court may be directed to expedite the trial in the case and dispose of the main case on merits as expeditiously as possible. 3. Learned counsel for respondent who has filed statement of objections opposing the bail petition submits that trial in the case has already commenced and out of the ten charge sheet witnesses cited in the present case, one witness is already examined before the trial Court as PW.1. Efforts shall be made to examine the remaining charge sheet witnesses on priority. 4. Submission made on both sides is placed on record. 5. Accordingly, petition is disposed of, with a request to the trial Court to expedite the trial in the present case and dispose of the main case on merits as - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27537 CRL.P No. 3608 of 2025 expeditiously as possible, taking into consideration that petitioner is in custody for the last more than two years. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36