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This application is filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking regular bail.

2. The applicants are accused Nos.1 and 2 in O.R. No.3/2022 of Narcotics Control Bureau, Kochi, Ernakulam District. The offences alleged are punishable underSection 8(c) read with Sections 22(c), 23(c), 28 and 29 of theNarcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985(for short ‘the NDPS Act’). 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 10.10.2022, on the basis of a reliable information, a DHL courier was intercepted at DHL Express, Ernakulam, and 620 grams of Ketamine was found concealed in the parcel and were seized. The substance was believed to be Amphetamine at the time of seizure and on chemical analysis it was found that the substance was Ketamine Hydrochloride. As per the documents that were seized along with the parcel and contraband, the parcel was booked using a copy of an Aadhaar Card in the name of Aparna.S. During the investigation, the person who runs the courier office stated that the courier was booked through him by a male and female at his courier shop. A CCTV video recording was also provided by the courier office