The application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short, ' BNSS '), for an order of pre-arrest bail.

2. The petitioners are the accused 1 to 3 in Crime No.829/2024 of the Anchal Police Station, Kollam, which is registered against the accused for allegedly committing the offences punishable under Sections 115 (2), 118(1), 126(2), 296(b) r/w Section 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (in short, 'BNS')

3. The essence of the prosecution case is that: on

20.07.2024, at around 11.30 hours, the accused, in furtherance of their common intention, when the defacto complainant had visited the house of the accused in connection with certain loan proceedings, the 1st accused abused him in filthy language and the 2nd accused assaulted the defacto complainant with a key and inflicted hurt on his eye. The 3rd accused also abused the defacto complainant and others. Thus, the accused have committed the above offences.

4. Heard; Sri.Shaijan C.George, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri.C.S.Hrithwik, the learned Public Prosecutor.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent of the accu