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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.S. DIAS, J
ANURAJ – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the bail application. (Para 2) |
| 2. court's directive for chemical analysis reports. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. government's responsibility for timely testing. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. importance of forensic testing in drug cases. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. legal provisions regarding commercial quantity. (Para 19 , 20) |
| 6. impact of chemical analysis on bail decisions. (Para 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 7. court's final directives on testing timelines. (Para 26 , 27) |
C O M M O N O R D E R
Does an accused have the right to seek for the expeditious testing of the seized drugs/substances under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , of 1985?
2. The accused 1 to 4 in Crime No.291/2023 of the Kattoor Police Station, Thrissur, have individually filed these applications under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973, to enlarge them on bail. The petitioners were arrested on 6.4.2023.
3. The factual matrix of the prosecution case is that: on
6.4.2023, at around 16.20 hours, 14.84 grams of “MDMA” (methylenedioxy methamphetamine) was seized from the accused 1 to 4 at the residence of the first accused at Pullathara Desom, Karalam Panchayat. The accused were arrested on the s
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