A petitioner seeking bail must demonstrate compliance with bail conditions, and delays due to personal emergencies may mitigate strict adherence.

O R D E R

This application is filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 seeking regular bail.

2. The petitioner is the accused No. 2 in S.C.No.1287 of 2021 pending on the files of IVth Additional Sessions Court, Thrissur (for short, the trial court). The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 22 (c) and 27A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985.

3. The petitioner was granted regular bail by the trial court as per Annexure A1 order dated 28.10.2025 and he was released on 29.10.2025. One of the conditions in Annexure A1 bail order is that the petitioner shall surrender his passport immediately after his release from jail. According to the petitioner, he surrendered his passport on 10.11.2025. However, he was remanded by the trial court on the ground that the he did not surrender the passport as directed in time and thus violated the bail condition. It is in these circumstances that the petitioner has approached this Court seeking bail.

4. I have heard Sri. Sadique, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. M.C. Ashi, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the failure to produce the passport in time was not deliberate. It is further submitted that the petitioner’s wife was hospitalized for a surgery and hence he could not produce the passport in time.

6. The petitioner had already submitted the passport. Hence, I am of the view that he can be ordered to be released.

The trial court is directed to release the petitioner on bail on execution of a fresh bail bond forthwith.

The Registry is directed to communicate this order to the trial court through e-mail.