ORDER

The petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.1129 of 2024 registered at Thoppumpady Police Station, Ernakulam City. The crime was initially registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (' BNSS ' for short) based on the information submitted by the petitioner on 29.10.2024 that a lady by the name Kabya Jyothi Kakati was found dead in Room No.9 of his lodge. Thereafter, on 05.11.2024, the investigating officer filed a report before the jurisdictional court to substitute with Section 103 (1) of the . The petitioner was arrested on 05.11.2024 and remanded by the court on the same day. As the custody of 90 days had been completed, on 03.02.2025, petitioner moved the competent court seeking statutory bail. The petition was heard by the court on 5.02.2025 and dismissed as per Annexure A1 order dated 06.02.2025. On the petitioner moving an urgent petition for obtaining a copy of the final report, it came to light that the charge sheet filed by the investigating officer had been returned on 15.02.2025, as it did not contain all the materials/documents listed in the index portion. Thereupon, petitioner filed a statutory bail application, which the le