IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN FRIDAY, THE 16TH APRIL 2010 / 26TH CHAITHRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 1975 of 2010() --------------------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER DATED / / IN CRMP 35/2010 IN CRMP.81/2010 of SPL. COURT (NDPS ACT CASES), THODUPUZHA. CRIME NO.1/2010 OF CHANGANASSERRY EXCISE RANGE. .................... PETITIONER/1ST ACCUSED ------------------------------------------ THOMAS P.MATHEW, S/O.THOMAS, PURAVAKKATTU HOUSE, THIRUMARADI KARA, THIRUMARADI VILLAGE, MOOVATTUPUZHA THALUK, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.MANUEL KACHIRAMATTAM SMT.MERRY GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.P.A.SALIM THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss V.K. MOHANAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Bail Application No.1975 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of April, 2010 O R D E R This is an application for regular bail filed by the petitioner, who is accused in Crime No. 1/2010 of Changanasserry Excise Range, in which offences under Section 20(1)(b) and 29 and 49 of the NDPS Act are involved. 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that, in the evening of 29.1.2010 on the basis of an information that a car which the petitioner and co-accused were travelling was searched by the detection officer and 540 gms of hashish oil was seized from the possession of the petitioner and the petitioner is alleged to have committed the offence. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Public Prosecutor. 5. The petitioner is arrested only on 29.1.2010. The investigation in this case is in progress. Considering the B.A.No.1975 of 2010 -:2:- nature of the offences involved in the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage, especially since the release of the petitioner at this stage is likely to affect the investigation adversely and there is no guarantee that he would not influence the witnesses and interfere with the investigation. In the result, there is no merit in the petition for bail and accordingly, the same is dismissed. V.K.MOHANAN, JUDGE ami/