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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A. BADHARUDEEN, J
VARUN N.P – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. court's evaluation of appeal and bail conditions. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. allegations of sexual offences. (Para 4 , 5 , 7) |
| 3. decision on bail and its conditions. (Para 6 , 8) |
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 5th day of March, 2026 This criminal appeal has been filed under Section 14A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act , 1989 as amended in 2018 [hereinafter referred to as 'SC/ST POA Act, 2018' for short], challenging order dated 05.02.2026 in Crl.M.P. No.01/2026 on the files of the Special Court for SC/ST (POA) Act cases, Ernakulam, whereby the learned Special Judge dismissed the regular bail plea at the instance of the appellant, who is the sole accused in Crime No.957/2025 of Thrikkakara Police Station.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Public Prosecutor, in detail. Also heard the defacto complainant on the last posting date. Perused the verdict under challenge and the relevant materials available.
3. Parties in this appeal shall be referred as ‘accused’ and ‘defacto complainant’, hereafter.
4. The prosecution allegation is that, the accused, with the intention to sexually exploit the defacto complainant, caused
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