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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
DUMO LIONEL – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. applicant is accused in a drug-related case. (Para 2 , 4 , 6) |
| 2. court observes that failure to inform arrest grounds violates constitutional rights. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 13) |
| 3. legal principle established on mandatory communication of arrest grounds. (Para 11) |
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.3 (wrongly mentioned as accused No.2 in the bail application) in Crime No.733/2025 of Vanchiyoor Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985 (for short the NDPS Act).
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on
19.6.2025 at 12.05 pm, the accused No.1 was found in possession of 108.77 grams of MDMA at Ambalathummukku, Petta in contravention of the NDPS Act.
4. I have heard Sri. P. Mohammed Sabah, the learned counsel for the applicant and Sri. K.A. Noushad, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary. 5. The learned counsel appearing for the applicant submitted that the requirement of informing the
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