ORDER

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.1048/2025 of Mangalapuram Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram, registered alleging offences punishable under Sections 69 , 74 and 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘ BNS ’).

3. According to the prosecution, the accused had from 2023 till

06.08.2025, indulged in sexual intercourse with the victim after promising to marry her and also assaulted her and thereby committed the offences alleged. Petitioner was arrested on 31.08.2025, 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 petitioner has been in custody since 31.08.2025 and hence he ought to be released on bail.

6. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the bail application.

7. The statement of the victim reveals that she is a lady with a 7 year old child and is even divorced. According to her, she became acquainted with the accused in the year 2023 at a gym owned by him. Their acquaintance grew, and soon th