ORDER

This application is filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking regular bail.

2. The applicant is the sole accused in Crime No.1081/2024 of Cantonment Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 127(2) and 64(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, BNS ).

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

07.10.2024, the applicant committed rape on the victim in a room at Hotel South Park, Thiruvananthapuram and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Dr.K.P.Satheesan, the learned Senior Counsel for the applicant and Sri.M.C.Ashi, 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. On the other hand, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor submitted that the alleged incident occurred as a part of the intentional criminal acts of the applicant, and he is not entitled to bai