ORDER

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 accused No.9 in Crime No.05/2021 of Kattakkada Excise Range Office, Thiruvananthapuram District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 20 (b)(ii)(C), 25, 27A, and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985.

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

30.09.2021, the Excise Circle Inspector, Neyyattinkara, conducted a search at the residence of the accused No.1 and seized 187 kg of Ganja. It is further alleged that, during the subsequent investigation, a conspiracy involving the other accused was revealed, and the Investigating Officer concluded that the accused persons had conspired together to transport the contraband substance, ganja, from Andhra Pradesh to Kerala for the purpose of sale. It is also alleged that subsequently, 59 kg of ganja was recovered from a quarry near Manali Junction. After completing the investigation, the Investigating Officer filed the final report arraying a total of 12 accused. At the time of filing the final report, accused Nos. 9 and 10 had not been ar