ORDER

This petition seeking regular bail has been filed by the sole accused in Crime No.924 of 2025 of Thrikkakara Police Station, Ernakulam District registered alleging commission of offences punishable under Sections 126 (2), 351(2) and 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 .

2. The prosecution allegation in this case is that the accused expelled the defacto complainant, his wife, from the house in which they were residing together. Thereafter, on the strength of a protection order from the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kakkanad, the defacto complainant was residing on the first floor of the house. While so, on 20.12.2025, at 06.00 a.m., the accused who came to the first floor of the house with a knife, kicked her on the chest and when she fell down, the accused uttered obscene words and then stabbed her with a knife on her legs, below the right side of the chest on the abdomen, and on the right hand. Hence, the accused is alleged to have committed the aforementioned offences.

3. I heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Senior Public Prosecutor, and also perused the available records.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner subm