IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 9934 OF 2025 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. JOHN EGWUATU AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS S/O CHINEDU EGWUATU, R/O NO-04, 10TH CROSS BHUVANESHWARI NAGAR R T NAGAR POST BANGALORE - 560032 PERMANENT RESIDENT OF UMUME ANAM VILLAGE ANABAR WEST OTUCHG CITY, NIGERIA-432109.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. NISHIT KUMAR SHETTY., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, R HEMALATHA Location: H igh HASSAN WOMEN POLICE STATION, Court of REPRESENTED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Karnataka HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001.

2. MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER PSI, V V PURAM POLICE STATION BANGALORE - 560018.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B N JAGADISH, ADDL.SPP WITH SRI. LAKSHMAN B, HCGP FOR R1)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PETITIONER IN SPL.C.C. 2856/2023 (CRIME NO. 110/2023 OF V V PURAM POLICE STATION) FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECITON 22(c) AND 27(a) OF THE NARCOTIC DRU