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This Bail Application is filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

2. Petitioner is an accused in Crime No. 250/2025 of Vadakkancherry Police Station. The above case is registered against the petitioner alleging offences punishable under Sections 67 and 67B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (for short 'IT Act') and also under Secs. 11(iv) & 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

3. The prosecution case is that, for the period from 20.10.2023 till 22.02.2025, the accused secured the nude photographs of the survivor through her Instagram account and he circulated the said photographs through mobile phones and thus the petitioner committed the offences. The petitioner was arrested on 23.02.2025.

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

5. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in custody from 23.02.2025. The counsel submitted that the petitioner is ready to abide any conditions, if this Court grants him bail. The Public Prosecutor opposed the bail application.

6. It is true that the allegation against the petitioner is serious. The maximum punishment that can be imposed for