IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 14543/2025 BETWEEN :

1. SRI GURPREET SINGH S/O PAVITTER SINGH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT:No.41, BLOCK –F SUNDERSHAN PARK RAMESH NAGAR, WEST DELHI NEW DELHI – 110 015.

INDICATED IN COMPLAINT AS SRI GURPREET SINGH S/O PAVITTER R/AT:A-179, 4^TH FLOOR SUDARSHAN PARK, MOTI NAGAR NEW DELHI-110 015.

2. SRI SUKHJINDER SINGH BHOGAL S/O BALVIR SINGH BHOGAL AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT:MISHRA COLONY DEEPAK NURSING HOME BACK SIDE KASHIRAMPUR MALLA KOTDWARA, PURI GARHWAL UTTARAKHAND – 246 149.

INDICATED IN COMPLAINT AS SRI SUKHJINDER SINGH BHOGAL S/O BALVIR SINGH BHOGAL R/AT. A-179, 4^TH FLOOR SUDARSHAN PARK, MOTI NAGAR NEW DELHI – 110 015.

… PETITIONERS (BY SRI ABHIMANYU DEVAIAH, ADVOCATE)

AND :

UNION OF INDIA THROUGH, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE BENGALURU ZONAL UNIT No.8(2)P, OPP. BDA COMPLEX HBR LAYOUT, KALYANAGAR POST BANASAWADI, BENGALURU – 560 043.

REP BY ITS:CGC HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001.

… RESPONDENT (BY SRI MADHU N RAO, SENIOR STANDING COUNSEL)

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THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION

483 OF THE BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO GRANT BAIL TO THE PETITIONERS WHO ARE ARRAIGNED AS ACCUSED Nos. 7 AND 8 IN F.No.DRI/BZU/S-IV/ENQ-31(INT-NIL)/2025 REGISTED BY RESPONDENT DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE POLICE, PRESENTLY PENDING ON THE FILE OF HON’BLE XXXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL COURT FOR NDPS CASES, AT BENGALURU, FOR THE OFFENCE OF SECTIONS 8(c)

READ WITH 20, 23, 28 AND 29 OF NDPS ACT.

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 12.01.2026, THIS DAY, SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR J, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING;

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR

CAV ORDER

1. This petition is filed by accused Nos. 7 and 8 under Section 483 of BNSS praying to grant bail in F.No. DRI/BZU/S-IV/ENQ-31(INT-NIL)/2025 registered by respondent – Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

2. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned counsel for respondent.

3. Learned counsel for petitioners would contend that except the Indian currency and foreign currency nothing has been seized from the possession of the petitioners. Petitioners are not found possessing any contraband. Petitioners are not having any nexus with the crime syndicate. The money found with the petitioners is of their business of real estate. Petitioners are not having any connection with other accused. Petitioners are in custody since 22.08.2025 and as major portion of investigation is over they are not required for further custodial interrogation. With this he prayed to allow the petition. 4. Per contra, learned counsel for respondent would contend that the DRI have conducted operation by name `weed out’. In the said operation accused Nos. 1 and 2 were found possessing 29 KGs of Ganja. In the said operation accused Nos.3 and 4 were found possessing 14,975 and 2,983 GMs respectively. Accused No.1 revealed that he knows and seen pictures of accused Nos.5 and 6 and based on that search operations were carried out in Bhopal railway station and accused Nos.5 and 6 were arrested and they were possessing 24 KGs of Ganja and they were found traveling from Bhopal to Delhi. In the search operations conducted in the premises of petitioners - accused Nos.7 and 8 they were found possessing huge Indian currency and also foreign currency which were seized along with mobile phones. The mobile phone of accused No. 8 was found in the premises of accused No. 7. In the mobile of accused No. 8 the passport of accused No. 3 has been seen and there were chat recording pertaining to accused No.3 and they have been recovered. The whatsapp chat between accused Nos.7 and 8 were extracted from the mobile phone of accused No. 8 which contains summary of hawala transactions. The whatsapp chats of accused No. 8 contain names of different flavours of hydroponic weed etc. Considering th