IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS MONDAY, THE 9^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024 / 18TH BHADRA, 1946 BAIL APPL. NO. 6337 OF 2024 PETITIONER:

MAMACHAN, AGED 65 YEARS S/O THOMAS, KUNNUMPURATH VEEDU, ANAKULAM P.O., CHANNAPPETTA, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691311 BY ADVS.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RADHIKA S.ANIL RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031

2 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, THIRUVALLA POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN - 689101

3 MERIN PHILIPOSE, D/O PHILIPOSE ABRAHAM, PLAPPALLIL, AMARA, CHANGANASSERY, PIN - 686101 OTHER PRESENT:

SR PP SMT PUSHPALATHA M K THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

09.09.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

O R D E R

Dated this the 9^th day of September, 2024 The application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023(in short, ‘BNSS’), for an order of pre-arrest bail.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in an unknown crime registered by the Thiruvalla Police Station, Kottayam, for allegedly committing a non-bailable offence.

3. Heard; Sri. K.V.Anil Kumar, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner a