The court granted pre-arrest bail due to insufficient evidence against the applicant and a lack of serious overt acts.

O R D E R

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.4 in Crime No.2161/2025 of Adoor Police Station, Pathanamthitta District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 296 (b), 126(2), 115(2), 118(1) and 118(2) read with Section 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 04.10.2025 at about 10.00 p.m., the husband of the defacto complainant, who was returning home, was wrongfully restrained by the accused persons near Parakkodu. It is alleged that accused No.1, verbally abused him in obscene and threatening language, after which the accused persons collectively assaulted him. Accused No.1 is stated to have beaten the victim with his hands and stamped him with his legs, while the accused No.2 allegedly inflicted repeated blows causing multiple injuries. The victim is stated to have sustained fractures, loss of teeth, lacerations and abrasions as a result of the alleged assault. The accused persons are further alleged to have caused the victim to fall to the ground and continued beating him and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Sri.Anandhu Satheesh, 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 above crime. 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 that the alleged incident occurred as part of the applicant's intentional criminal acts, and if he is released on bail at this stage, it will affect the course of the investigation. 6. No serious overt act has been alleged against the applicant. He did not use any weapon. The accused No.2 used the weapon. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. Considering the allegations made against the applicant, his custodial interrogation seems unnecessary. For these reasons, I find this to be an appropriate case to grant pre-arrest bail to the applicant.

In the result, the application is allowed on the following conditions:-

(i) The applicant shall be released on bail in the event of his arrest on executing a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) with two solvent sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting officer/investigating officer, as the case may be.

(ii) The applicant shall fully cooperate with the investigation, including subjecting himself to the deemed police custody for discovery, if any, as and when demanded.

(iii) The applicant shall appear before the investigating officer between 10.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. every Saturday until further orders. He shall also appear before the investigating officer as and when required.

(iv) The applicant shall not commit any offence of a like nature while on bail.

(v) The applicant shall not attempt to contact any of the prosecution witnesses, directly or through any other person, or in any other way try to tamper with the evidence or influence any witnesses or other persons related to the investigation.

(vi) The applicant shall not leave the State of Kerala without the permission of the trial Court.

(vii) The application, if any, for deletion/modification of bail conditions or cancellation of bail on the grounds of violating the bail conditions shall be filed at the jurisdictional court.

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DR.KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, JUDGE AS APPENDIX OF BAIL APPL. NO. 14314 OF 2025 PETITIONER ANNEXURES ANNEXURE A-1 A TRUE COPY OF THE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IN CRIME NO.2161/2025 ANNEXURE A-2 A TRUE COPY OF THE SAID HANDWRITTEN COMPLAINT DATED 06-10-20