- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41832 CRL.P No. 12488 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12488 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SHRI. BESTIN ROAY AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, S/O K O ROAY, RESIDING AT NO.1412, C BLOCK, PALM HEAVEN-2, 14TH MAIN, DODDABELE, KENGERI, BENGALURU - 560 060 PERMANENT RESIDENT OF MVUAVTUPUZHA VILLAGE, KOTHAMENAGILAM, PERAMBAVOOR(T), ERNAKULAM(D), KERALA - 686 691. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHISHEK N.N, ADVOCATE AND SRI. JAGADEESH M.L, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BASAVANAGUDI POLICE STATION, REP THROUGH THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41832 CRL.P No. 12488 of 2023 2. SHRI. SHRI RAMESH N POLICE CONSTABLE, PC NO.HC7025, BASAVANAGUDI POLIE STATION, BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU - 560 004 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.136/2023 DATED 14.07.2023 U/S.8(c), 21(b) OF NDPS ACT 1985 AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF XXXVII ACMM BENGALURU REGISTERED BY THE BASAVANAGUDI POLICE, BENGLAURU DISTRICT (THAT IS FIR AND COMPLIANT). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING / PHYSICAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has prayed for quashing of the FIR in the instant criminal petition. He further submits that, subsequently a charge - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41832 CRL.P No. 12488 of 2023 sheet has been filed. Hence, he prays that he may be permitted to withdraw the criminal petition with liberty to challenge the charge sheet and he has filed a memo dated 23.10.2025 in this regard. 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. For the aforementioned reasons, the Criminal Petition is hereby dismissed as withdrawn, reserving the liberty to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet in accordance with law. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27