IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2008 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1584 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.187/2008 of SPL. COURT (NDPS ACT CASES), THODUPUZHA CRIME 1/08 OF SULTHAN BATHERY EXCISE RANGE .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- J.RAMESH, AGED 31, S/O.JYOTHI, KAVUNGAL HOUSE, KULAPPARACHAL P.O., RAJAKUMARI PANCHAYATH, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.GEORGE(PUTHIYIDAM) RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA (S.H.O, SULTHAN BATHERY EXCISE RANGE), REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.1584 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of March, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioner faces allegations under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. He continues in custody from 24.02.08. 1116 ampules of buprenorphin was allegedly kept in the possession of the petitioner. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the offence alleged against the petitioner being a bailable one in the light of the decision in Mathew @ Raju v. State of Kerala [2008(1) KHC 902] and Salam v. Union of India [2008 (1) KLT 498], the petitioner is entitled to and can be granted regular bail on appropriate conditions. 3. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; ii) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-