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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 applicant is the sole accused in Crime No.87/2025 of Palakkad Excise Range Office, Palakkad District. The offence alleged is punishable under Section 20 (b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘the NDPS Act’).

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 04.08.2025 at

04.30 p.m. in front of the Excise Checkpost at Walayar, the applicant was found in possession of 1.180 kilograms of hashish oil while he was travelling in a bus by name ‘Surya Connect’ bearing registration No.KL-41-W-2044 in contravention of the NDPS Act and Rules and thereby committed the aforementioned offence.

4. I have heard Sri.P.Mohamed Sabah, 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 has been in custody since 04.08.2025 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