K.BABU, J.

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B.A No.10680 of 2025 ---------------------------------------

Dated this the 3^rd day of December, 2025 O R D E R This is an application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS ), 2023.

2. The petitioner is accused No.1 in Crime No.489/2025 of Nilambur Police Station, Malappuram. The offences alleged against the petitioner and the other accused are punishable under Sections 22 (c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985.

3. The prosecution case is that on 08.5.2025 at about 1.45 p.m., the petitioner along with the other accused were found in possession and transportation of 310.8 grams of Methamphetamine in a scooter bearing Reg.No.TO 325 KL 5867 D.

4. The case of the petitioner is that the grounds and reasons for his arrest were not communicated to him.

5. The petitioner was arrested on 09.05.2025 and he has been in judicial custody since then.

6. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.

7. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the officer who arrested the petitioner/accused No.1 had not complied with the mandate of Article