- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010365492026 NC: 2026:KHC:38476 CRL.P No. 7629 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7629 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MR. TAHIR PASHA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, SON OF KHAMAR PASHA, RESIDING AT NO. 303, GURAPPANAPALYA BAZAAR GALLI, BANGALORE 560029 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOPAL N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT POLICE STATION (REP. BY STAT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR), HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV., ASPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ENLARGE Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010365492026 NC: 2026:KHC:38476 CRL.P No. 7629 of 2026 HIM ON BAIL IN CR.NO.242/2025 HAS BEEN REPORTED IN KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT P.S. BENGALURU FOR OFFNENCE P/U/S 20(b) OF NDPS ACT 1985 AGAINST THE PETITIONER ON THE FILE OF LEARNED THE XXXIV ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU CCH-35 IN SPL.C.NO.144/2026 AND PETITIONER IS STILL IN J.C FROM 14.08.2026 AND NOW IT IS ALMOST 9 MONTHS 14 DAYS I.E 287 DAYS HENCE HE MAY BE RELEASED ON BAIL BY IMPOSING ANY CONDITIONS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS HONBLE COURT.THE XXII ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, C/C XXXIV ADDL.DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AND SPL.JUDGE (NDPS) BENGALURU HAS REJECTED THE BAIL PETITION ON 14.05.2026 IN CRL.MISC.NO.3131/2026. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS 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 after arguing the matter for sometime submits that this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with a direction to the trial Court to dispose of the main case expeditiously. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010365492026 NC: 2026:KHC:38476 CRL.P No. 7629 of 2026 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as not pressed with a request to the trial Court to expedite trial in Spl.C.No.144/2026 and dispose of the main case at the earliest. In the event the trial of the case is not commenced within a reasonable period, the petitioner is at liberty to file fresh bail application before the trial Court. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE AG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44