O R D E R Dated this the 3^rd day of February, 2026 The petitioner, who is the sole accused in SC.1401/2025 on the file of the Additional Sessions Court (Atrocities & Sexual violence against Women and Children), Thiruvananthapuram, arising out of Crime No.293/2025 of Vizhinjam Police Station, filed this petition under Section 528 of the BNS S praying for quashing all further proceedings against him. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Section 118(1) of and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)Act ('JJ Act' for short).

2. The prosecution case is that the accused, who is a teacher of the defacto complainant, on 10.2.2025 at about 12.30 p.m., at the staff room of VPS Malankara School, Venganoor, voluntarily caused hurt to the defacto complainant by beating him with a cane on his buttocks and thereby he is alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, this is a false foisted against the petitioner. Further according to him, the allegations levelled against the petitioner does not constitute the offences as alleged. Therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings agai