- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34095 CRL.P No. 7294 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7294 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. NAVAZULLA BEIG S/O ARIFULLA BEIG AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS RESIDING AT NEAR MUNVAR MAJEED BEEDI COLONY, 24TH WARD YARABNAGAR, 2ND BLOCK RAMANAGARA TOWN - 562 159 BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT. 2. MOHAMMED NAWAZ S/O BABJAN AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS RESIDING AT NEAR KHADIA MAJEED 23RD WARD, TIPPUNAGARA RAMANAGARA TOWN - 562 159 BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT. (NOW IN J.C) …PETITIONERS (BY SRI A.N. RADHA KRISHNA, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RAMANAGARA TOWN POLICE REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C R PRAYING TO ENLARGE THEM ON BAIL IN CR.NO.31/2026 OF RAMANAGARA TOWN POLICE FOR OFFENCE P/US/ 8(c),22(b) OF NDPS ACT NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, RAMANAGARA. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34095 CRL.P No. 7294 of 2026 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.31/2026 registered by Ramanagara Town Police Station, Benglauru South, for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 22(b) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, are before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking regular bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. FIR in Crime No.31/2026 was registered by Ramanagara Town Police Station, Bengaluru, for the aforesaid offences against the petitioners herein and another based on the first information dated 31.03.2026, received from Syed Tanveer Hussain, police officer attached to Ramanagara Town Police Station. In the said case, petitioners were arrested on 31.03.2026 and remanded to judicial custody. Their bail application filed before the jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crl.Misc.No.234/2026 was rejected on 05.05.2026. Therefore, they are before this Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34095 CRL.P No. 7294 of 2026 4. The material available on record would go to show that based on credible information received, on 31.03.2026 at about 05.15 p.m., first informant along with his staff had raided the alleged place where accused persons were trying to sell contraband article to the public and had apprehended accused Nos.1 and 2 and from their possession, contraband article allegedly methamphetamine totally weighing 2.2 grams was seized. Subsequently, apprehended accused were arrested and remanded to judicial custody. It is not in dispute that accused Nos.1 and 2 do not have any other criminal antecedents. Investigation of the case is now completed and charge sheet has been filed. Upto 2 grams of methamphetamine is considered as small quantity and between 2 grams and upto 50 grams of methamphetamine is considered as intermediate quantity. In the present case, seized contraband article allegedly methamphetamine totally weighed about 2.2 grams, which is a little more than the small quantity and the same has to be considered as intermediate quantity. Therefore, the rigour under Section 37(1)(b) of the NDPS Act, 1985, cannot be made applicable to the case on hand. Under the circumstances, I am - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34095 CRL.P No. 7294 of 2026 of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioners, who have no other criminal antecedents, for grant of regular bail needs to be answered affirmatively. Accordingly, the following order:- 5. The petition is allowed. The petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail in Crime No.31/2026 registered by Ramanagara Town Police Station, Benglauru South, for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 22(b) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, subject to the following conditions: a) Petitioners shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- each with two sureties for the likesum, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Court; b) The petitioners shall appear regularly on all the dates of hearing before the Trial Court unless the Trial Court exempts their appearance for valid reasons; c) The petitioners shall not directly or indirectly threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses; d) The petitioners shall not involve in similar offences in future; - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34095 CRL.P No. 7294 of 2026 e) The petitioners shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Trial Court without permission of the said Court until the case registered against them is disposed off. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 76