JUDGMENT

This appeal has been filed under Section 14A of the Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the SC/ST Act’), challenging the order dated 19.06.2025 on the file of the Fast Track Special Court-1, Thrissur in Crl.M.P.No.211/2025 in LPR No.10/2021 rejecting the application filed by the appellant for regular bail in connection with Crime No.1165 of 2013 of Thrissur Town West Police Station. The appellant is one of the accused in Crime No.1165/2013 of Thrissur Town West Police Station which was registered alleging commission of offence under Sections 376 (1), 354 , 366A r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 (a)(b), 4 , 7 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 . There are altogether four accused in the case including the appellant herein. While the allegation against the other three accused was that they had committed penetrative sexual assault on the minor victim who is a member of a Scheduled Caste Community, the