IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.PRATHEEP KUMAR TUESDAY, THE 10^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 21ST MAGHA, 1947 CRL.MC NO. 1441 OF 2022 CRIME NO.184/2019 OF NENMARA POLICE STATION, PALAKKAD AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN SC NO.889 OF 2019 OF SPECIAL COURT UNDER POCSO ACT, PALAKKAD PETITIONER:

XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX BY ADV SRI.V.A.JOHNSON (VARIKKAPPALLIL)

RESPONDENT:

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

2 XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX BY ADV. SMT. C.SEENA, PP THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10.02.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

Dated this the 10^th day of February, 2026 The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.184 of 2019 of Nenmara Police Station, which is pending as S.C.No.889 of 2019 on the file of the 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Palakkad. The offences alleged against him are under Sections 376 (3) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4 r/w 3(a) and 6 r/w 5(j)(ii) (l)(n) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (PoCSO Act, in short).

2. The prosecution case is that, the accused, after making friend