ORDER

Dated this the 1st day of March, 2023 This is an application for regular bail filed under Section

439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the sole accused in crime No.21/2023 of Kasaragod police station.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Public Prosecutor.

3. I have perused the case diary as such placed by the learned Public Prosecutor.

4. The prosecution case is that at about 1.40 hours on

09.01.2023, the accused herein possessed 5 gram of MDMA near Government Blind School, Muncipal Stadium, Kasaba and the same was detected when the petitioner was intercepted while he was travelling on his motorcycle bearing registration No.KL-40-J 5702. The contraband was taken into custody and the accused was arrested. Thereafter, crime alleging commission of the offences punishable under Sections 22(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and Section 179(1) of the Motor Vehicle Act was registered and the same is on investigation.

5. While canvassing regular bail to the petitioner, who involved in intermediate quantity of contraband, the learned counsel for the petitioner pointed out his custody from

09.01.2023 and the progress of investigati