Shaijuroshan U.V v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application under NDPS Act. The court, relying on the Public Prosecutor's submission that the contraband (Methamphetamine) constituted a small quantity rendering the offence bailable, closed the application without passing any specific order.
What did the court decide?
Application closed without passing specific orders on the ground that the offence is bailable in nature.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.
WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JULY 2023 / 28TH ASHADHA, 1945
BAIL APPL. NO. 2224 OF 2023
Crime No. 89/2022 of Excise Enforcement and Anti
Narcotic Special Squad, Ernakulam
PETITIONER/ACCUSED:
SHAIJUROSHAN U.V AGED 42 YEARS FLAT NO.1C, APPLE HEIGHTS APPARTMENTS, VAZHAKKALA, COCHIN, PIN - 682021 BY ADVS. SARUN RAJAN ARCHANA HARIDAS K.
RESPONDENT/STATE AND COMPLAINANT:
1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031 2 EXCISE CIRCLE INSPECTOR EXCISE ENFORCEMENT AND ANTI NARCOTIC SPECIAL SQUAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682018 BY ADV PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the learned Public Prosecutor was reliaed upon to dispose of the bail application without specific orders due to the bailable nature of the offence.
Whether the quantity of Methamphetamine recovered falls under the category of small quantity making the offence bailable in nature.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Shaijuroshan U.V
- respondent
State of Kerala
Coram
Ziyad Rahman A.A.
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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