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Dated this the 27^th day of January, 2026 This application is filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking regular bail.

2. The applicant is the accused No.2 in Crime No.666/2025 of Thadiyittaparamba Police Station, Ernakulam District. The offence alleged is punishable under Sections 20 (b)(ii)(C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on

07.09.2025 at 07:05 am, the accused Nos.1 to 3 with the intention of making profit smuggled 91.00 kgs of Dry Ganja in plastic cover inside the car bearing No.WB-57-K-6776 travelled from Pookkattupady to Chembaraki and thus committed the above said offences.

4. I have heard Smt. S.Suraja, the learned counsel for the applicant and Sri. M.C.Ashi, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.

5. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant has been in custody since

07.09.2025 and the grounds of arrest were not communicated in accordance with law at the time of his arrest. The learned Senior Public Prosecutor on the other hand opposed the bail application and submitted that the gr