O R D E R

Dated this the 22^nd day of October, 2024

The application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, for an order of pre-arrest bail.

2. The petitioners are the accused 1 to 5 in Crime No.984/2024 of the Mannarkkad Police Station, Palakkad, which is registered against four accused persons for allegedly committing the offences punishable under Sections 329 (4), 126(2), 115(2), 118(1) r/w Section 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (‘the BNS’ for short), 2023.

3. The crux of the prosecution case is that: on 27.08.2024, the accused, in prosecution of the common intention, had trespassed into the house of the defacto complainant and attacked the defacto complanant, her son and husband with dangerous weapons and caused serious injuries to them. Thus, the accused have committed the above offences.

4. When the application came up for consideration on 07.10.2024, this Court directed the petitioners to surrender before the Investigating Officer and subject themselves to interrogation, and in the event of their arrest, the Investigating Officer to enlarge them on interim bail for a period of two weeks.

5. Heard; Sri.Vivek.P.K., the learned counsel appe