C.S.DIAS, J.

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Bail Appl. No.14861 of 2025 ------------------------------------------------

Dated this the 8^th day of January, 2026 ORDER The application is filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, by the sole accused in Crime No.2566/2025 registered by the Muvattupuzha Police Station, Ernakulam, alleging the commission of offence punishable under Section s 20 (b)(ii)B of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985. The petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 19.11.2025.

2. The gist of the prosecution case is that: on

19.11.2025, at around 12:15 PM, the accused was found in conscious possession of 1.235 kilograms of ganja. The accused was arrested on the spot with the contraband article. Thus, the accused has committed the above offence.

3. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Senior Public Prosecutor.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is totally innocent of the accusations levelled against him. He has been falsely implicated in the crime. In any given case, the petitioner has been in judicial custody for near