IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 20TH MARCH 2007 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1656 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.43/07 OF HARBOUR POLICE STATION : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- ISMAIL, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O ALI BONDI, EMBERUKANGE, KUDHAGI VILLAGE, MINIKOY, LAKSHADWEEP. BY ADV. SRI.M.J.SANTHOSH RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 1656 OF 2007 B ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 20th day of March, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No.43/07 of Harbour Police Station, Kochi for an offence punishable under section 20(b)(ii)B of the NDPS Act, 1985 for allegedly carrying 1.250 Kgs. of ganja in a briefcase on board the ship 'Tippu Sulthan' journeying from Kochi to Lakshadweep on 3.2.07 and who was arrested on the same day, seeks his enlargement on bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting, inter alia, that investigation of the case is still in the preliminary stage and the police are actively probing the source of the contraband ganja and that the attempt of the petitioner was to sell the narcotic drug at Lakshadweep. I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. This application is accordingly dismissed. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks