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 sole accused in Crime No.1486/2025 of Ponnani Police Station, Malappuram District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 126 (2), 115(2), 118(1) and 110 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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

03.12.2025, at approximately 10:30 PM, the applicant intercepted the complainant at Puthuponnani while he was returning after purchasing groceries. It is alleged that the attack was motivated by a prior altercation earlier that night outside Alpha Hotel, where the complainant refused the applicant’s demand for "Hans" (tobacco). Provoked by this refusal, the applicant, armed with a knife, allegedly swung it at the complainant's neck with the intent to cause death. Although the complainant managed to evade the direct strike to his neck, he sustained a lacerated wound below his left ear. The prosecution asserts that had the complainant not dodged the blow, it would have resulted in his death. Thus, the applicant committed the above offences.

4. I have heard Sri.Rassal Janardhana