An accused is entitled to bail when the matter is settled between parties, reducing the necessity for continued detention.

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 accused in Crime No.838/2025 of Walayar Police Station, Palakkad District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections118(1) and 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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

24.10.2025 at 9.00 pm, at Vadukathara, while the defacto complainant was standing in the front varandha of his rented house along with his wife, the applicant along with the remaining accused approached the defacto complainant and shouting “I'll kill you”, stabbed him on his abdomen with a knife causing injury and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Sri. Sarath M.S., 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 criminal acts of the applicant, and he is not entitled to bail at this stage.

6. The applicant was remanded to judicial custody on 25.10.2025. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the matter has been settled between the parties and a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C has already been filed before this court to quash the proceedings on the ground of settlement. The learned Senior Prosecutor also submitted that the matter has been settled. For these reasons, I do not find any reason to hold that the continued detention of the applicant is required for any purpose. Hence, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail.

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

(i) The applicant shall be released on bail 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 jurisdictional Magistrate/Court.

(ii) The applicant shall fully co-operate with the investigation.

(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 the 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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