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2025 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 17308

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
MOHAMMAD NAWAZ, J
SRI. DILEEPA S/O PUTTAPPA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10154 OF 2025

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI. ASHOKA T.
For the Respondents: MS. ASMA KOUSER

Court allows petitioner to file a fresh bail petition due to submission of charge sheet, without expressing opinion on merits.

Headnote:Statute Analysis: The petition is filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 for bail in Cr.No.60/2025 concerning the NDPS Act, 1985. Facts of the Case: The charge sheet has been filed, and prior petitions for bail have been dismissed on the grounds of ongoing investigation.

Findings of Court:
Petitioner is allowed to file a fresh petition before the Sessions Court without any opinion on case merits.

Issues: The court addresses whether the petitioner is entitled to bail given ongoing investigations.

Ratio Decidendi: The court permits a fresh petition to be filed with no opinion on merits, emphasizing the procedural aspects of ongoing cases and the necessity of evaluating petitioner's request post-investigation.

Result: Petition is disposed of.

Table of Content
1. petitioner allowed to file new bail petition post charge sheet submission. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)

ORAL ORDER

This petition is filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Cr.No.60/2025 registered by Kodihalli Police Station, Ramanagara District, for the offence punishable under Section 20 (b)(ii)(C) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’).

2. Learned Addl. SPP submitted that charge sheet has been filed in this case.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to approach the Sessions Court, since the charge sheet is now filed.

4. The petitioner had approached the Sessions Court during investigation. The learned Sessions Judge while dismissing the petition in Crl.Misc.No.508/2025 vide order dated 4.7.2025 has observed that the petitioner is not entitled for bail till the completion of investigation. 5. In light of the above, the petitioner is permitted to file a fresh petition before the Sessions Court. No opinion is expressed on the merits of the case.

6. Petition is disposed of.

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2025 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 17308

KARNATAKA HIGH COURTMOHAMMAD NAWAZ, JSRI. DILEEPA S/O PUTTAPPA – AppellantVersusSTATE OF KARNATAKA – RespondentCRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10154 OF 2025

Court allows petitioner to file a fresh bail petition due to submission of charge sheet, without expressing opinion on merits.

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
MOHAMMAD NAWAZ, J
SRI. DILEEPA S/O PUTTAPPA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10154 OF 2025