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Dated this the 27^th day of January, 2026 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.974/2025 of Medical College Police Station, Kozhikode District. The offence alleged is punishable under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that in between 28.02.2025 and 27.09.2025, the applicant concealing that he is already married, on the false promise of marriage, sexually abused the de facto complainant on different occasions at Ria lodge.

4. I have heard Sri. Sojan Micheal, the learned 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 cr