IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
SOORAJ P.S. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. nature of allegations and complaints (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments for bail (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court's observations on bail request (Para 7) |
| 4. final ruling on bail application (Para 8) |
ORDER
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.1135/2025 of Thalayolaparambu Police Station, Kottayam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Section 67 (b) of the Information Technology Act , 2000, Sections 12 read with 11(iv) and 14 read with 13 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act , 2012.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicant was in a relationship with the defacto complainant. In the year 2023, the applicant with intention to outrage the modesty of the victim who was a minor at that time, stalked her through his phone continuously, enticed her, compelled to record her nude video during April 2023 and sent it through Whatsapp to the applicant and the applicant circulated the video through social media and thereby committed the offences.
4. I have heard Sri. Akhil Vijay, the learned counsel for the
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