2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 19387
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P. G. Ajithkumar, J
ARAVINDHAN – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
Bail Appl. 2715/2025
For the Appellants/Petitioners: LATHEESH SEBASTIAN
For the Respondents: G SUDHEER
The court emphasized that bail applications must consider the Analyst's report on the seized substance type before a decision.
Headnote:In accordance with Rule 14 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Disposal) Rules, 2022, the petitioner seeks to withdraw the bail application, permitting future motions to the trial court. The court observes the necessity for the Analyst report concerning the seized substance before ruling. Final ruling: the bail application is disposed of.
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| 1. petitioner requests to withdraw bail application. (Para 1) |
| 2. court grants liberty for future motion after further consideration. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. necessity for analyst report as part of the bail process. (Para 4) |
O R D E R
When this bail application came up for consideration, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this bail application with liberty to move the trial court after some time.
2. Liberty is granted to move the trial court after some time.
3. The counsel appearing for the petitioner also submitted that, even if the prosecution case is accepted, the contraband seized is not MDMA and it may be Methamphetamine.
4. When a bail application is moved by the petitioner, the trial court will get the Analyst report in the light of Rule 14 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Disposal) Rules, 2022, and thereafter decide the same.
With the above observation, this bail application is disposed of.