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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 8901

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


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Sri.Jaison Antony, Sri.George Varghese, Sri.Junaid K.B., Sri.Semeer M, Sri.Sreejith.V, Sri.Sebastian Mathew
For the Respondents: Smt.Sreeja V., SR. PP

O R D E R

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 sole accused in Crime No.1/2026 of Kareelakulangara Police Station, Alappuzha District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 22 (b) and 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985 (for short ‘the NDPS Act’).

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 01.01.2026 at 12.10 p.m., the applicant was found in possession of 7.24 grams of MDMA in contravention of the NDPS Act and Rules and thereby committed the aforementioned offences.

4. I have heard Sri.Jaison Antony, the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt.Sreeja V., 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, she is entitled to bail. On the other hand, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor submitted that the alleged incident occurred as a part of the intentiona

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