O R D E R

This bail application is filed under section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 (for short ‘ BNSS ’).

2. Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.755 of 2025 Malappuram Police Station registered for the offences punishable under sections 84 and 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 (for short “ BNS ’).

3. The prosecution case is that the petitioner, after giving a false promise of marriage, sexually assaulted the de facto complainant and threatened to publish her photos and videos and borrowed a total amount of Rs.2,50,000/- and thereby committed the offences alleged. Petitioner was arrested on 13.06.2025, and he has been in custody since then.

4. Sri.Ameen Hassan K, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the prosecution allegations are totally false, and the incident as alleged had not occurred. It was further submitted that even going by the prosecution allegations, the victim is a married lady and therefore, there cannot be sexual intercourse with a promise of marriage. It was further submitted that a reading of the FIR will indicate that it is primarily based on a financial claim and the allegation of rape under the promise of mar