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Dated this the 23^rd day of January, 2026 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 accused No.9 in Crime No.428/2025 of Pandikkad Police Station, Malappuram District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 126 (2) and 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 .

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on

12.08.2025, between 6:15 p.m and 8:45 p.m, the de facto complainant’s husband was kidnapped by the applicant in an Innova car, in connection with a financial dispute that arose between them outside India, and thereby committed the offences alleged.

4. I have heard Sri. E.A.Haris, the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt. M.K.Pushpalatha, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.

5. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The counsel further submitted that no materials are on record to connect the applicant with the alleged crime; hence, he is entitled to bail. The learned Senior Public Prosecutor, on the other hand, submitted