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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J
SHINAD N.K – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner's allegations involve transportation of river sand. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. court hears opposing arguments from the petitioner and prosecutor. (Para 4) |
| 3. prior case law influences the applicability of alleged statutory offences. (Para 5) |
| 4. court concludes on the applicability of bail based on offence nature. (Para 6) |
ORDER
This bail application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 (for short ‘ BNSS ’).
2. Petitioner is the second accused in Crime No.712 of 2025 of Valapattanam Police Station, Kannur, registered for the offences punishable under Section 305 (e) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 (for short, ‘ BNS ’), apart from Section 20 of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act , 2001 (for short, ‘the Sand Act’) and Section 132 (1) r/w Section 179 of the Motor Vehicles Act , 1988.
3. According to the prosecution, the accused had on 12.08.2025, transported river sand in a lorry bearing registration No.KL-57-B-7250 thereby committing the offence alleged.
4. I have heard Sri.P.K.Subhash, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri.Noushad K.A., the learned Public Prosecutor.
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