O R D E R

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 accused No.2 in Crime No.665/2025 of Cheranalloor Police Station, Ernakulam District. The offence alleged is punishable under Section

64(2)(m) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicant committed rape on the victim at his house on 01.12.2025 at about 1.30 a.m. against her will, without her consent and thereby committed the offence.

4. I have heard Sri.Vinay Vijay Shanker, the learned counsel for the applicant and Sri.K.A.Noushad, 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 bail at this stage