ORDER

This is an application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘ BNSS ’).

2. The petitioner is accused No.3 in Crime No.1135/2025 of Perookada Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram. The offences alleged against the petitioner are punishable under Section s 296 (b), 351(2), 115(2), 118(1), 118(2) r/w Section 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 .

3. The prosecution case is that on 05.09.2025, at about 09:15 pm, the petitioner and the other accused voluntarily caused grievous hurt to the defacto complainant and his friend.

4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has no role in the overt acts alleged. Even according to the prosecution case, the petitioner hit on the defacto complainant’s stomach with his fist. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the defacto complainant and his friend assaulted him and his friends and as a counter blast, this crime has been registered.

6. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the victims sustained grievous injuries in the incident. The petitioner relied on copies