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This Bail Application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita .

2. Petitioners are accused in Crime No.35/2024 of Kavaratti Police Station, Lakshadweep. The above case is registered against the petitioners alleging offences punishable under Sections 130 , 74, 115(2), 351 & 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (for short 'BNS').

3. The prosecution case is that, on 26.12.2024, at about 4:45 P.M. at Boat Jetty, Kavaratti, the accused persons, who were the brother-in-laws of the defacto complainant, used filthy language, tweaked the private parts, and threatened her to kill by raising the dispute regarding the ownership of her husband's boat. Hence it is alleged that the accused committed the above said offences.

4. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned counsel appearing for the defacto complainant and the learned Public Prosecutor.

5. Counsel for the petitioners submitted that, even if the entire allegations are accepted, no offence is made out under Section 74 of the BNS, which is the only non-bailable offence. The counsel also submitted that the petitioners are ready to abide any conditions if this Court grant them ba