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.3 in Crime No.120/2025 of Chakkarakkal Police Station, Kannur District. The offences alleged against the petitioner are punishable under Sections 8, 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985.

3. The prosecution case is that, on 15.02.2025 at about 17:00 a.m., the petitioner and the other accused were found in possession of 130.440 grams of MDMA at Maniyaram Chila in Chembilod Amsom.

4. The petitioner was arrested on 15.02.2025 and he has been in judicial custody since then.

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

6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the officer who arrested the petitioner had not complied with the mandate of Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India and Section 47 of the BNSS in the sense that the grounds of arrest were not communicated.

7. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that there is substantial compliance of the requirement regarding the communication of the grounds of arrest.

8. The fundamental object sought to be