ORDER

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

2. The applicant is the accused in Crime No.944 of 2025 of Kattakada Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram, registered for the offences punishable under Section 3 26 (g) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 [for short, ‘the BNS ’], Sections 3 (a) and 4(a) of the Explosive Substances Act , 1908 and and 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act , 1984 [for short, ‘the PPP Act’].

3. The prosecution allegation in short is that on

14.07.2025 at 9 p.m., a fire occurred in the property room of the POCSO Court/ Fast Track Special Court, Kattakkada, thereby causing destruction of the material objects and case files that were kept in an iron rack in the said room, besides damage caused to the building.

4. Initially, a crime was registered under Section 306(1)

(c) (FA) of Police Standing Order on the basis of a First Information Statement given by the applicant himself, as he was the Chief Ministerial Officer in charge of the said Court. Later, during the course of investigation, a