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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 5260

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P. V. BALAKRISHNAN, J
PRASAD ALIAS RAJU – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Sri.P.M.HABEEB
For the Respondents: Adv.Maya M.N.

Table of Content
1. conviction for ganja possession and trial court's assessment of evidence. (Para 1 , 2 , 4 , 5)
2. arguments addressing trial and appellate court's decisions. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
3. court's observations and interpretations of ndps act compliance. (Para 10 , 12)
4. modification of sentence and confirmation of conviction. (Para 13)

O R D E R

Under challenge in this Criminal Revision Petition is the conviction and sentence rendered against the revision petitioner under Section 20(b)(ii) A of the NDPS Act .

2. The revision petitioner is the accused in C.C. No.1749 of 2010 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-III, Punalur. He stood trial before that court for committing an offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii) A of the NDPS Act .

3. The prosecution case is that on 09.08.2009, at about

5.30 p.m., while PW1, the Excise Inspector, Pathanapuram and his party were patrolling through the Punalur - Kottarakkara Public Road, and when they reached near Yuvajana Samajam Public Library and Reading Room, Elampal, they found the accused carrying a plastic bag, in a suspicious circumstance. On seeing the Excise party, the appellant tried to remove himself and PW1 int

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