ORDER

This bail application is filed under section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘ BNSS ’).

2. Petitioner is the first accused in Crime No.75 of 2025 of Palluruthy Kasaba Police Station, Ernakulam, registered for the offence punishable under Section 22 (c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 [for brevity, ‘NDPS Act’].

3. Prosecution alleges that on 30.01.2025, pursuant to an anonymous information received by the detecting ofÏcer, petitioner was found to be in possession of 108.938 grams of MDMA, during a search of his residence, kept in five zip lock pouches and thereby the accused committed the offences alleged. Petitioner was arrested on 02.02.2025 and he has been in custody since then.

4. Heard Sri.Arjun S., the learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri.Prasanth M.P., the learned Public Prosecutor.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 02.02.2025. It was submitted that the grounds for arrest were not communicated to the petitioner or his relatives at the time of his arrest.

6. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the bail application and submitted that th