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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
NAVAS – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. facts of the case involving unauthorized possession of liquor. (Para 2) |
| 2. court's reasoning regarding the gravity of the offence and necessity of investigation. (Para 5) |
| 3. final ruling on the bail application. (Para 7) |
ORDER
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 accused No.2 in Crime No.131/2025 of Excise Range Office, Vamanapuram, Thiruvananthapuram District. The offence alleged is punishable under Section 55(i) of the Abkari Act .
3. The prosecution case, in short, is as follows: On
06.11.2025 at 10:30 p.m. at Thempamoodu Junction of Pullampara Village, the accused No.1 was found in unauthorized possession of 3.5 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, which was purchased from the applicant for sale. The applicant was found in unauthorised possession of 12 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor for sale in his house "Alfiya Manzil", on Thempamoodu of Pullampara Village In Nedumangadu Taluk at 11:30 am on the same day by the Assistant Excise Inspector and party of Excise Circle Office, Nedumangadu. Thus, accused No.1 was arrested on the spot b
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