The Kerala High Court in the case Liviya Jose v. State of Kerala & Anr observed and has directed the Assistant Excise Commissioner, Ernakulam, not to arrest Liviya Jose, the kin of beauty parlour owner Sheela Sunny in relation to the fake drugs case.
In the present case, Sunny has been accused of possessing 0.106 grams of the drug LSD stamp, was exonerated and the proceedings against her were quashed in July 2023, on the ground that the chemical analysis of the seized articles had revealed that the same was not LSD stamps as had been alleged before the court. Therefore, the contraband had been seized from Sunny’s scooter, while following the allegation of her daughter-in-law and sister had used her scooter the day before the drugs were seized, that the Excise Crime Branch issued notice to Jose to appear for questioning.
However, the anticipatory bail was moved by Jose, wherein it has been alleged by her that she had been made a scapegoat by the investigating officers in the present case.
The Single Judge Bench of Justice Mohammed Nias C.P in the case observed and took note of the Sunny’s exoneration and the finding that the seized articles were not LSD, and it thereby issued the present directive to the Assistant Excise Commissioner not to arrest Jose till the next date of posting on 03.10.2023.
Further, the court directed the Public Prosecutor for filing the statement as regards the petitioner’s averments in the Bail Application, as well.
Therefore, the present plea has been moved through Senior Advocate B. Raman Pillai, and Advocates R. Anil, Sujesh Menon V.B., Thomas Sabu Vadakekut, Mahesh Bhanu S., and Ressil Lonan.