- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10375 CRL.P No. 103199 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103199 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MUTTANNA S/O TAMMANNA VADDAR, AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, R/O. VARUR VILLAGE, TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 207. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATESH M. KHARVI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH CPI, COASTAL GUARD, CSP POLICE STATION, KUMTA, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580 001. 2. REVATI P.S.I., AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. POLICE OFFICER, R/O. COSTAL SECURITY POLICE STATION, KUMTA, COASTAL SECURITY POLICE, KARNATAK, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-5, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE FILING OF CHARGE SHEET IN CRIME NO.9/2022 OF CSP P.S. AND COGNIZANCE TAKEN BY PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KARWAR, UTTARA KANNADA, IN SPL. CASE NO.127/2023 DATED 19.11.2023 FOR THE OFFENCE UNDER SECTIONS 8(C) AND 20(B)(II)(B) OF NDPS ACT FILED AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 AND BY ALLOWING THE PETITION, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10375 CRL.P No. 103199 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to file discharge application before the trial Court. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as sought for. All contentions are left open. Pending applications stand disposed of. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VMB CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 55