- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010376642026 NC: 2026:KHC:38171 CRL.P No. 7897 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7897 OF 2026 BETWEEN: AJAY KUMAR M S/O MANJU SANNAPPA 33 YEARS, WARD NO.10 2ND CROSS, SHANAKARAPURA CHIKKAMAGALURU, KARNATAKA - 577 101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VISHWANATHA K.S., ADVOCATE) AND: THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE BANGALORE ZONAL UNIT BANGALORE-560043 REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MADHU N RAO, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN FILE NO.DRI/BZU/S-IV/ENQ-12/INT-NIL/2026 OF DIRECTORATE REVENUE INTELLIGENCE BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 8(C) R/W 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 OF NDPS ACT WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE XXXIII Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010376642026 NC: 2026:KHC:38171 CRL.P No. 7897 of 2026 ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPL.JUDGE NDPS BENGALURU. 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 after arguing the matter for sometime submits that, petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Sessions Court and seek regular bail. 2. The said submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. In the event, petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional Court and files necessary application seeking regular bail, such application shall be considered on its merits and disposed off as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53