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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 50062

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J
APPUMON M.S – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY, SMT.K.R.RIJA, SMT.BREJITHA UNNIKRISHNAN, SMT.SURYA R., SHRI.SUDEESH K.E., SHRI.PRAHLADH S.P.
For the Respondents: SRI.PRASANTH M.P., PP

Table of Content
1. bail application based on allegations in criminal case. (Para 2)
2. court's observation on nature of relationships affecting prosecution. (Para 7 , 9)
3. court's decision to grant bail based on relationship dynamics. (Para 10 , 11)

ORDER

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

2. Petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.1552/2025 of Kodungallur Police Station, Thrissur, registered alleging offences punishable under Sections 64 (1), 64(2)(m), 69, 74, 75(2), 332(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 (for short ‘ BNS ’).

3. According to the prosecution, the accused had in January

2024, raped the defacto complainant and thereafter, pursuant to a promise of marriage, took her to a movie theater in April 2025, and inserted his fingers into her private parts, and again sexually assaulted her, and thereby committed the offences alleged. Petitioner was arrested on 03.09.2025 and he has been in custody since then.

4. I have heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Public Prosecutor.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the entire prosecution alle

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