IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J
EASTUS A. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. bail application under specific act and the facts leading to the allegation. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. court's observations on the seriousness of allegations and consideration for bail. (Para 4 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. arguments presented regarding the release on bail. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. conditions set for the bail granted. (Para 9) |
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.1774/2025 of Vizhinjam Police Station registered for the offences punishable under Section 8 r/w Section 7, Section 10 r/w Section 9(p) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act , 2012 apart from Section 75 (1)(i) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023.
3. The prosecution case is that, accused had on 19.10.2025 sexually assaulted a minor girl aged 12 years while she was travelling in an autorickshaw driven by the accused and thereby committed the offences alleged.Petitioner was arrested on 19.10.2025 and he has been in custody since then.
4. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Public Prosecutor.
5. The learned Counsel for the petitioner contended that the
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