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

2. The applicant is the accused No.1 in Crime No.1311/2025 of Chadayamangalam Police Station, Kollam. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 20 (b)(ii) (B), 8(c), 29 and 60(3) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985 (for short, ‘the NDPS Act’).

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 01.10.2025 at about 3.50 p.m., the applicant along with accused No.2 were found in possession of 3.650 kgs of Ganja in contravention of the NDPS Act and Rules and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Smt.Swapna Vijayan, the learned counsel for the applicant and Sri.E.C.Bineesh, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.

5. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The counsel further submitted that no materials are on record to connect the applicant with the alleged crime; hence, he is entitled to get bail. On the other hand, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor submitted that the alleged incident occurred as a part of the