Kerala HC grants bail in NDPS case after police fail to notify accused's kin

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The Kerala High Court granted bail to an accused in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, citing procedural violations by the police. Authorities had failed to properly notify a relative or friend of the arrested person as required by law. The court ruled that informing only the live-in partner's father did not fulfil the legal notification requirement. The judgment underlined the importance of procedural safeguards for arrested individuals as mandated under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

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