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Mr Shaik Vazeer Sulthan v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC17 Apr 2026CRL.P/17661/2025

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRL.P 17661/2025; regular bail refused; fifth successive bail petition; four prior rejections; NDPS Act Section 20(b)(ii)(C); Crime No.67/2024; Spl.C.C.No.177/2025; Special Judge NDPS CCH-35 Bengaluru; Bayyappanahalli Railway Police Station; S.439 Cr.P.C.; S.483 BNSS; changed circumstance; assault by jail mates in jail; jail authorities' duty to protect inmates; petition dismissed; single judge Anant Ramanath Hegde; dated 17-04-2026; no amounts; no precedents discussed.

What did the court decide?

An alleged assault on the accused by his jail mates is not a ground to grant bail; the plea of changed circumstance founded on such assault is rejected. ¶24

Mr Shaik Vazeer Sulthan Vs State of Karnataka — Narcotics (NDPS) | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:21240 CRL.P No. 17661 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17661 OF 2025

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BETWEEN:

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MR SHAIK VAZEER SULTHAN, S/O SHAIK HABIDH ALI KHAN, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, R/A.NO.1-5-68 SHIVAPIYAM, SOUTH SIDE WARD NO.1, VISAKHAPATNAM, NEAR NUKALAMMA TEMPLE, NARSIPATNAM ANDHRA PRADESH, PIN CODE-531116. …PETITIONER

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(BY SRI MANU, ADVOCATE FOR SMT H R TANUJA, ADVOCATE) AND:

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Digitally signed by BELUR RANGADHAMA NANDINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY BAYYAPPPANAHALLI RAILWAY POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU 560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO GRANT REGULAR BAIL TO THE PRESENT PETITIONER, THE ACCUSED NO.1, IN CR.NO.67/2024 NOW REGISTERED AS SPL.C.C.NO.177/2025 FOR OFFENCE P/US/ 20(b)(ii)(C) OF NDPS ACT 1985 REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT BAYYAPPANAHALLI RAILWAY POLICE STATION, BENGALURU

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NC: 2026:KHC:21240 CRL.P No. 17661 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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PENDING ON THE FILE BEFORE XXXIV ADDL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, SPECIAL JUDGE (NDPS) AT BENGALURU (CCH-35).

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

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ORAL ORDER

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This petition is filed seeking bail. Charge sheet is filed for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ('NDPS Act'). It is submitted that earlier on four occasions before this Court, the bail petitions have been rejected. This is the fifth petition.

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It is submitted that there is an assault on the

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petitioner in the jail by jail mates. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that, there is a changed circumstance and taking note of the same, the bail has to be granted.

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The Court is of the view that the said ground cannot be a ground to grant bail. In case there is an assault, the jail authorities have to ensure such incident

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