1. The petitioners herein are the accused Nos.3 and 4 in Crime No. 766 of 2017 of the Valappad Police Station. Having been found in illegal possession of commercial quantity of Ganja, they are in judicial custody in the aforesaid crime registered under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

2. The alleged detection was on 27.5.2017 and it was by the Station House Officer, Valappad Police Station. Secret information was received by the detecting officer about the storage for the purpose of sale of contraband substance in a car bearing Reg. No. KL-24/E-1406 and a pick-up van bearing Reg.No.KL-09/M-2430 which were parked at Kothakulam Beach. After complying with all the formalities, the vehicles were intercepted and search was conducted. Accused Nos. 1 and 2 were found inside the car and search of the vehicles resulted in the seizure of 25.790 kg of Ganja from the dickey of the car. Thereafter, the pick-up van in which the petitioners were travelling was searched. From a secret compartment in the cabin Platform, 42.730 kg of Ganja was seized. The contraband articles were sealed and labelled in accordance with the procedure prescribed