IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.PRATHEEP KUMAR THURSDAY, THE 29^TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026 / 9TH MAGHA, 1947 CRL.MC NO. 142 OF 2026 CRIME NO.1425/2025 OF PATHANAMTHITTA POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA PETITIONER/ACCUSED:

RENJITH R.S.

AGED 23 YEARS S/O RAJAN M. RESIDING AT : PULIYARATHALAKKAL PUTHAN VEEDU, POOVANVILA, MARANALLOOR, KOOVALASSERY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695512 BY ADV SHRI.GEORGE JACOB VENGAL RESPONDENTS / STATE & DEFACTO COMPLAINANT/VICTI M :

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031

2 XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX BY ADV SRI.LIJU. M.P OTHER PRESENT:

SMT.C.SEENA THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29.01.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

Dated this the 29^th day of January, 2026 The petitioner is the accused in crime No.1425/2025 of Pathanamthitta police station. The offences alleged against him are under Sections 74, 76, 137(2), 64(2) of BNS and Sections 3A , 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (PoCSO Act, in short).

2. The prosecution case is that the accused after making friendship with the defacto complainant