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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 31040

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Kauser Edappagath, J
Anil Kumar B – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: M. Rajesh
For the Respondents: Sreeja V.

Table of Content
1. nature of the charge regarding possession of commercial quantity under the ndps act. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. application of the rigour of s. 37 of the ndps act for bail eligibility. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. weight of criminal antecedents and absence of changed circumstances in refusing bail. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)

ORDER

This second 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 in Crime No.

2728/2025 of the Kollam East Police Station, Kollam District. The offence alleged is punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, NDPS Act).

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicant was found in possession of 22.37 kg of Ganja on 18/10/2025 at 6.50 a.m., in contravention of the NDPS Act and Rules and thereby committed the offence.

4. I have heard Sri.M. Rajesh, the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt.Sreeja V., the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.

5. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case.

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