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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 1486

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
JAYAN K. NAIR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.AKHIL VIJAY, SHRI.MOHAMMED ASHRAF
For the Respondents: SMT. M.K.PUSHPALATHA, SR.P.P.

Table of Content
1. application for bail details. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments presented by both parties. (Para 4 , 5)
3. court's evaluation of evidence and investigation. (Para 6 , 7)

O R D E R

This application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking pre-arrest bail.

2. The applicant is the sole accused in Occurrence Report No.221/2025 of Excise Range Office, Kottayam. The offences alleged are punishable under Section 13 r/w Sections 63 and 55(i) of the Abkari Act .

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 1/11/2025 at about

12:30 p.m., the applicant was found in possession of 3.375 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor in contravention of the Abkari Act and Rules and thereby, committed the offences.

4. I have heard Sri.Akhil Vijay, the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt.M.K.Pushpalatha, 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

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