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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
VIJAYANDHAN – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. bail application filed under bnss against serious allegations of sexual assault. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments presented by both sides regarding bail considerations. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court's evaluation on the necessity of custodial interrogation and denial of bail. (Para 7) |
O R D E R
This application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, BNSS), seeking pre-
arrest bail.
2. The applicant is the sole accused in Crime No.1474/2025 of Punalur Police Station, Kollam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Section s 74 and 75(1)(i) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’) and Section 8 read with Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short ‘PoCSO Act’).
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 08.10.2025 at
05.45 p.m, the victim reached the bakery of the applicant to purchase biscuits and Lays. When the victim was about to leave the shop, the applicant came out from the counter of the shop and tapped on her left breast with a packet. The victim moved away under the impression that the act of the applicant was accidental. At that time, the applicant pressed on her br
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