Bail petition under Section 439 CrPC for possession of 30 kgs of ganja, a commercial quantity, under the NDPS Act. Counsel was absent on both calls and the petition was dismissed for non-prosecution.
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NC: 2024:KHC:11617 CRL.P No. 1254 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJENDRA BADAMIKAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1254 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
CHINTALA PURUSHOTHAM RAO, S/O CHINTALA SRINIVAS RAO, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT NO.6-43-11/2, TVN COLONY, OLD GAJUWAKA HANUMAN TEMPLE, GAJUWAKA, VISHAKAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE PIN -530 001.
…PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAGADEESHA .H, ADVOCATE(ABSENT)) AND:
Digitally signed by SOWMYA D Location: High Court of Karnataka
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY, BANASWADI POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, REP. STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BANGALORE-560 001. …RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.147/2023 REGISTERED BY BANASWADI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 20(b) OF N.D.P.S. ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF XXXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE (NDPS), BENGALURU (CCH-33).
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The learned counsel for the petitioner is absent even
during the second call.
The records disclose that the petitioner was found in possession of 30 kgs of ganja, which is a commercial quantity. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the matter. Hence, the petition stands dismissed for non-prosecution.
Sd/JUDGE
DS
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Chintala Purushotham Rao
The State of Karnataka by Banaswadi Police Station, Bangalore
Rajendra Badamikar
As recorded by the court registry
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