IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
K. BABU, J
ROOPAK C. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. allegation details and claim of self-defense. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioner claims innocence and doubts about mens rea. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. court's observations on anticipatory bail principles. (Para 8 , 9) |
ORDER
This bail application is filed under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS ), 2023.
2. The petitioner is accused No.1 in Crime No.1204 of 2025 of Thampanoor Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram. The offences alleged against the petitioner and the other accused are punishable under Sections 296 (b), 126(2), 118(1) and 115(1) r/w Section 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023.
3. The prosecution case as narrated in Annexure 3 reads thus:
“On 05.09.2025 at about 3.30 a.m., while the defacto complainant was sitting on his scooter near a shop at Kannettumukku Junction, accused Nos.1 and 2 reached there and attempted to take away the key of his scooter. When the defacto complainant prevented the same, the 1st accused uttered obscene words against him and slapped on his left cheek, and the 2nd accused caught hold of his shirt and beat him on his face. Thereafter, the 1st accused, by using an iron bangle repeatedly hit on his face, head,
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