- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27928 CRL.P No. 8684 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8684 OF 2025 BETWEEN: KOUASSI SIMON S/O SERGE KOUASSI, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, C/O HANUMANTHAPPA HOUSE, NEAR ANJANEYA TEMPLE, CHOKKASANDRA, HUSKUR POST, BENGALURU PIN 50099. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BASAVARAJU T A., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY VARTHUR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU. REP BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OFFICE HIGH COURT BUILDING, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.91/2024 OF VARTHUR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, FOR AN OFFENCES P/U/S 8(c), 20(b)(II)(B), 22(c) OF NDPS ACT, WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE VIII ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU IN SPL.C.NO.519/2024.THE VIII ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU HAS DISMISSED THE BAIL PETITION ON 28.04.2025 IN SPL.C.NO.519/2024. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27928 CRL.P No. 8684 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that the petitioner is in custody in the present case from 13.02.2024. Prosecution has cited only 14 charge-sheet witnesses in the present case. Therefore, the trial Court may be directed to expedite the trial and dispose of the case on merits expeditiously. 2. His submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a request to trial Court to expedite the trial and dispose of the case on merits as expeditiously as possible, taking into consideration that the petitioner is in custody form 13.02.2024 onwards. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40