Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL THOMAS MONDAY ,THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY 2019 / 24TH POUSHA, 1940 Bail Appl..No. 116 of 2019 CRIME NO. 676/2018 OF Ottapalam Police Station , Palakkad APPLICANTS/ACCUSED NOS.A1, A2 AND A5: 1 NITHIN, S/O ANILKUMAR, DWARAKA NIVAS, GOVINDAPURAM P.O., MANKAVU, KOZHIKODE. 2 SANTHOSH, S/O SELVARAJ, LAKSHMI NIVAS, KAVIL KOTTAMPARAMBU, GOVINDAPURAM P.O., NEAR VALAYANAD TEMPLE, MANKAVU, KOZHIKODE. 3 MANU, AGED 31 YEARS S/O MADHU, MAMMILIPARAMBU HOUSE, KOMMERI P.O., MANKAVU, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.JOHNSON (VARIKKAPPALLIL) RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682031. OTHER PRESENT: PP AJITH MURALI THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14.01.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: B.A.116/19
ORDER
Petitioners are accused No.1, 2 and 5 in Crime No.676 of 2018 of Ottapalam Police Station for offence punishable under section 21(c) r/w 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
2. The allegation of the prosecution is that, on 23.08.2018 at
7.30p.m., accused were found in possession of commercial quantity of psychotropic substances. They were intercepted, samples taken and thereafter arrested. They are in custody since 23.08.2018. They seek bail.
3. It seems that the commercial quantity was recovered from the accused. The earlier bail application filed by them as B.A.No.8295 of 2018 was dismissed by this Court by order dated 11.12.2018 taking note of the fact that the quantity involved is a commercial quantity. There seems to be no substantial change of circumstance now warranting granting of bail now. Bail application fails and is dismissed. Sd/- SUNIL THOMAS JUDGE Sbna/