Sri Shamal T P @ Ashik v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 5803 of 2026; NC: 2026:KHC:36580; CNR: KAHC010265942026; decided 16-07-2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice S Vishwajith Shetty. Petitioner: Shamal T.P @ Ashik S/o Azeez (Adv. Binu M); Respondent: State of Karnataka by Mahalakshmi Layout P.S. (ASPP Rashmi Jadhav). Petition under S.438 Cr.P.C. / S.482 BNSS seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No. 371/2025, offences punishable under Ss. 20(b) and 23, NDPS Act 1985, pending before XXXIV Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge (NDPS), CCH-35, Bengaluru. Dismissed as withdrawn on counsel's memo; no substantive adjudication. Keywords: anticipatory bail, pre-arrest bail, withdrawal of petition, NDPS Act, dismissed as withdrawn.
What did the court decide?
None. The criminal petition was dismissed as withdrawn at the instance of the petitioner, on a memo filed by learned counsel seeking permission to withdraw; no relief was granted and no adjudication was made on the anticipatory bail prayer.