The court can grant bail if there is insufficient evidence to justify continued detention pending trial.

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 accused No.1 in Crime No.67/2026 of Thiruvalla Police Station, Pathanamthitta District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 115 (2), 329(3), 109, and 126(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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

12.01.2026 at about 10.45 pm, on the public road at the front yard of the residential house of the defacto complainant situated at Kozhimala, the accused No.2 slapped the defacto complainant while the accused Nos. 3 and 4 had wrongfully restrained him, then the applicant had inflicted multiple stab injuries on the body of the defacto complainant using a knife causing fatal injuries to him, thereafter he was pushed into a canal with an intention to kill him and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Sri. K.V. Anil Kumar, the learned counsel for the applicant and Sri. K.A. Noushad, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.

5. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The counsel further submitted that no materials are on record to connect the applicant with the alleged crime; hence, he is entitled to bail. On the other hand, the learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the alleged incident occurred as a part of the intentional criminal acts of the applicant, and he is not entitled to bail at this stage.

6. The applicant was remanded to judicial custody on

14.1.2026. The investigation is almost over. The recovery has been effected. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. For these reasons, I do not find any reason to hold that the continued detention of the applicant is required for any purpose. Hence, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail.

In the result, the application is allowed on the following conditions: -

(i) The applicant shall be released on bail on executing a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) with two solvent sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Magistrate/Court.

(ii) The applicant shall fully co-operate with the investigation.

(iii) The applicant shall appear before the investigating officer between 10.00 a.m and 11.00 a.m. every Saturday until further orders. He shall also appear before the investigating officer as and when required.

(iv) The applicant shall not commit any offence of a like nature while on bail.

(v) The applicant shall not attempt to contact any of the prosecution witnesses, directly or through any other person, or in any other way try to tamper with the evidence or influence any witnesses or other persons related to the investigation.

(vi) The applicant shall not leave the State of Kerala without the permission of the trial Court.

(vii) The application, if any, for deletion/modification of the bail conditions or cancellation of bail on the grounds of violating the bail conditions shall be filed at the jurisdictional court.

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