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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A. BADHARUDEEN, J
KIRAN KRISHNAN @ BALU – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. circumstances surrounding the criminal act involving the appellant. (Para 1 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments regarding the need for the appellant's continued custody. (Para 5 , 7) |
| 3. court's observation on the safety of the defacto complainant and related threats. (Para 9 , 10) |
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 16th day of February, 2026 This appeal has been filed by the fifth accused in S.C. No. 1934/2024 on the files of the Special Court for the trial of offences under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2018 (for short, 'SC/ST (PoA) Act' hereinafter), challenging the order in Crl.M.P.No. 610/2025 dated 09.10.2025, whereby the learned Special Judge dismissed the regular bail application filed by the appellant.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant/5th accused, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor and the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent/defacto complainant. Perused the order under challenge, the prosecution records as well as the records produced along with this appeal.
3. In this case, the prosecution alleges commission of offences punishable under Sections 120B , 323, 324, 326, 341 and 302 read with 34 of the Indi
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