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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Kauser Edappagath, J
Maman Mandal – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
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| 1. accused possessed 17kg ganja; in custody since arrest. (Para 2 , 6) |
| 2. defence claims illegal arrest; prosecution asserts compliance. (Para 5) |
| 3. mandatory to communicate arrest grounds under constitution/bnss. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 4. supreme court mandates written grounds, quantity in ndps. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. non-compliance vitiates arrest; burden on police. (Para 13) |
| 6. case diary lacks quantity; arrest illegal, bail granted. (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 applicants are the accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.64/2026 of Railway Police Station, Kollam District. The offences alleged are punishable underSections 20(b)(ii)(B) and 29 of theNarcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 18.02.2026 at 23.55 hours, while the police were conducting patrol duty on the platform of Kollam Railway Station, the applicants were found in possession of 17.110 kilograms of ganja in the shoulder bags they were carrying and thus the applicants committed the aforesaid offences.
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