DEOAL K. VARGHESE, ANJU DAVIS vs NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU, THE SUB INSPECTOR

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 9528

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
DEOAL K. VARGHESE, ANJU DAVIS – Appellant
Versus
NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU, THE SUB INSPECTOR – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.SHAIJAN C.GEORGE
For the Respondents: SRI.R.VINU RAJ, SRI.K.K.SUBEESH

Table of Content
1. conclusion and bail conditions set by the court. (Para 4 , 8)
2. arguments concerning the communication of arrest grounds. (Para 5)
3. court's observations about the legality of the arrest. (Para 6 , 7)

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 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.

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