IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
AKHIL SANTHOSH – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. bail application under bnss. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments on arrest grounds. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. mandatory communication of arrest grounds. (Para 8 , 10) |
| 4. principles emerging from precedents. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. decision on application for bail. (Para 14) |
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 accused No.3 in Crime No.900/2023 of Palluruthy Police Station, Ernakulam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 20 (b)(ii)(C), 8(c), 25, 27A and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985 (for short, NDPS Act).
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that in furtherance of the criminal conspiracy hatched by the accused persons, on 07.04.2023 at 05.55 p.m., 174.250 kilograms of dry ganja were found stored in a Maruti Suzuki XL-6 car, which was parked on the side of KMP road. Hence, it is alleged that the accused persons had committed the aforesaid offences.
4. I have heard Sri.Balamurali K.P., the learned counsel for the applicant and Sri.M.C.Ashi, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary
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