IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 16TH MAGHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 610 of 2007() ---------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN BA.293/2007 Dated 18/01/2007 CR.NO.6/06 OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM EXCISE CIRCLE. .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED (PARTY IN CUSTODY) -------------------------------------------------- SHOUKATH ALI, S/O.SHAHUL HAMEED, T.C.39/1469, KARIMADOM COLONY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ---------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BAIL APPLICATION NO.610 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - ----------------------- - - - - - - DATED THIS THE 5th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the sole accused in CR.No.6/06 of Thiruvananthapuram Excise Circle for an offence punishable under sections 20(b) (ii)B of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 for allegedly having been found in possession of 1350 gms of ganja on 13.11.2006 and who was arrested on the same day, seeks his enlargement on bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application contending, inter alia, that two months prior to the present detection, the petitioner had been found in possession of 200 gms of ganja which is the subject matter of another crime and that he is a major link in the racket behind the clandestine narcotic traffic. 3. Having regard to the aforementioned facts and also that this particular narcotic drug has ruined several families and has created several addicts pushing them into a condemned world of no return, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. This petition is accordingly dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dsn