ORDER

The application is filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short, ' BNSS ') by the 1^st accused in Crime No.6/2023 of the Manjeri Excise Range Office, Malappuram, which is registered against three accused persons for allegedly committing the offences punishable under Sections 22 (C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short, 'Act'). The petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 21.02.2023.

2. The prosecution allegation, in brief, is that: on 21.02.2023 at around 14.45 hours, the accused 1 to 3 had received a courier containing 499.28 grams of MDMA ( in short, ‘contraband’). The Detecting Officer on getting information, intercepted the car bearing No. KL 14 S 1110 in which the accused were travelling and seized the contraband from the possession of the accused. Thus, the accused have committed the above offences.

3. Heard; Sri.M.Devesh, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt.Seetha S., the learned Public Prosecutor.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner strenuously argued that the petitioner is totally innocent of the accusations leveled against him. There is no material