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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 30560

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Kauser Edappagath, J
Shravan Thara – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Francis Assisi, Amrutha P S
For the Respondents: M.C. Ashi

Table of Content
1. nature of the application and the factual backdrop of the alleged offence. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. overview of parties' contentions regarding the legality of the arrest procedure. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. requirement to communicate arrest grounds to relatives to validate detention. (Para 7 , 8)

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.2 in Crime No.838/2025 of Aroor Police Station, Ernakulam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 8(c) and 22(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, the NDPS Act).

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that accused Nos.1 and 2 with the assistance of accused No.3 procured 398 grams of MDMA for sale and accordingly on 12.11.2025 at about 5.20 a.m., the contraband was seen kept at their rented residence in a shoulder bag kept in the wooden almirah and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Sri.Francis Assisi, the learned counsel for the applicant and Sri. M.C.Ashi, the learned Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.

5. The learned counsel for the applic

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