IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2007 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 999 of 2007() ---------------------------- CRL.MP.337/2007 of J.M.F.C.-II, ERNAKULAM .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- ISMAIL, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.ALI BONDI, EMBERUKANGE, KUDHAGI VILLAGE, MINIKOY, LAKSHADWEEP. BY ADV. SRI.M.J.SANTHOSH RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BAIL APPLICATION NO. 999 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - ----------------------- - - - - - - DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 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 3.2.2007 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. Such being the position, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. This application is accordingly dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dsn