- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010394702026 NC: 2026:KHC:37862 CRL.P No. 8288 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8288 OF 2026 BETWEEN: MANTESWAMY @ MANTYA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, S/O RACHAPPA, R/AT V.S.DODDI VILLAGE, HANURU TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT-571 439. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P. NATARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HANURU POLICE STATION, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY .R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO RELEASE HIM ON BAIL IN CR.NO.106/2026 REGISTERED BY HANURU POLICE STATION, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 20(B)(II)(B) OF NDPS ACT, 1985, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LRD. PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT CHAMARAJANAGARA. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010394702026 NC: 2026:KHC:37862 CRL.P No. 8288 of 2026 THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh bail application before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, after charge sheet is filed. 2. The submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed was not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40