ORDER

Dated this the 14th day of August, 2024 The application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatriya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for an order of pre-arrest bail.

2. The petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.787/2024 of the Kattappana Police Station, Idukki, which is registered against him for allegedly committing the offences punishable under Sections

294(b), 324, and 308 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

3. The gist of the prosecution case is that: on

07.05.2024, at around 21.30 hours, the accused ordered the defacto complainant’s husband (injured) to get out of his autorickshaw, which he ignored. Infuriated by the said act, the accused abused him in obscene language and beat him with his hands. Subsequently, he also beat him on his head with an iron rod and the injured suffered serious injuries.

Thus, the accused has committed the above offences.

4. Heard; Sri.Tom E. Jacob, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.C.S.Hrithwik, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor.

5. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the very fact of the incident occurred on 07.05.2024 and Annexure I First Information Report was registered only 02.06.2024, that