- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27066 CRL.P No. 15806 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15806 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SHANKAR LAL S/O HARI RAM AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.285, KUMAHARO KA BAS, SUAYATA SURATA PALI RAHASTHAN - 306 104 PRESENTLY AT NP LANE, NEAR HANUS PLAY HOME, COTTONPET BANGALORE-560 053 2. ANIRUDH DALAI @ SONU S/O DANBANDHU DALAI, AGE 38 YEARS, R/AT ODASHAL AREA NEST TO SHIVA TEMPLE GOPALPUR VILLAGE AND POST, NEELIGIRI TALUK, BALAESHWAR DISTRICT ODISHA STATE-7560044 PRESENTLY AT NO.RAMAKRISHNA'S HOUSE, BESIDE KP AGRAHARA Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27066 CRL.P No. 15806 of 2025 BHUVANESHWARINAGAR BENGALURU-560 023 … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G RAKESH RAJ., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH COTTONPET P S REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001 … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. LAKSHMAN, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 483 BNSS, 2023, PRAYING TO ENLARGE THEM ON BAIL IN CR.NO.158/2025 OF RESPONDENT, IN COTTONPET P.S., REGISTERED PUNISHABLE U/S 8(C), 20(b)(ii)(C), 25, 29 OF NDPS ACT AND U/S 61(2), 336(3), 340(2) R/W 3(5) OF BNS REGISTERED BY COTTONPET POLICE STATION, PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF XXXIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE (NDPS) BENGALURU, CCH-33, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of this petition, charge sheet was filed and therefore this petition may be dismissed as not - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27066 CRL.P No. 15806 of 2025 pressed with liberty to file a fresh petition before the Sessions Court raising all the contentions that are urged in this petition. 2. The submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 3. In the event the petitioner files a fresh bail application before the Sessions Court, the same shall be considered on merits expeditiously. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VP