ORDER :

These Bail Applications are filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. These bail applications are connected and therefore, I am disposing of these cases by a common order.

2. The petitioner in these bail applications is one and the same person. He is an accused in Crime Nos.111/2025, 112/20205, 113/2025, 114/2025 and 115/2025 of Sreekandapuram Police Station. Above cases are registered against the petitioner alleging offences inter alia under Section 75(1)(i) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and also under Section 7 r/w 8 of the POCSO Act.

3. The prosecution case is that, the petitioner who is conducting a grocery shop near Nedungom Higher Secondary School, sexually abused the minor girls who came to the shop. Hence, it is alleged that the accused committed the offence. The petitioner was arrested on 04.02.2025 and he is in custody from that day onwards.

4. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.

5. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in custody from 04.02.2025. The counsel also submitted that the petitioner is ready to abide any condition imposed by this