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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J
VELLAPPAN R. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. discussion of serious charges against the accused and details of the alleged offenses. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. court's reasoning for granting bail based on custody duration and previous conduct. (Para 4 , 7) |
| 3. arguments presented by the petitioner and objections raised by the prosecution. (Para 5 , 6) |
O R D E R
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.1515/2025 of Petta Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram registered for the offences punishable under Section 8 r/w Section 7 , Section 10 r/w Section 9 (1), Section 12 r/w Section 11 (i) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act , 2012 (for short ‘the POCSO Act’) and Sections 7 5(1)(i) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 (for short ‘the BNS ’).
3. The prosecution case is that the accused who is the driver of a private school van bearing registration number KL-22- Q-6925, on a date before 09.06.2025, touched on the thighs of the victim aged 13 years and on 13.08.2025, at 7.30 a.m., pressed on her breasts and touched on her private part. Further, on 31.10.2025, the accused threate
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