IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2554 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

SRI. NISHAY MEHROTRA (AS PER CHARGESHEET)

@ NISCHAY MEHROTRA (AS PER AADHAR CARD)

S/O HARI MEHROTRA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, PRESENTLY R/AT NO. 403, 4TH FLOOR, 3RD CROSS ROAD, SAPTAGIRI LAYOUT, CHANSANDRA, WHITEFIELD, BENGALURU - 560 066, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI PERMANENT RESIDENT OF J KARISHETTY Location: H igh WARD NO. 13, Court of Karnataka HOUSING COLONY, INDRA PARK KE PASS, BHIND, MADHYA PRADESH - 477 001.

…PETITIONER (BY MS. SOFIYA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY GOVINDAPURA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. SRI. ANANDKUMAR MOPAGAR POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, AGE MAJOR.

GOVINDAPURA POLICE STATION, GOVINDAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 045.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS)

PRAYING TO a) QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC.NO.54072/2026 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.35/2026 OF 1st RESPONDENT GOVINDAPURA P.S., FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 27(b) OF NDPS ACT, 1985, PENDING ON THE FILE OF XI ACJM