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.1004/2025 of Kallambalam Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 64 (2)(m), 65(1), 75(1)(i), 332(b), 64(2)(k) and 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 and Section 4 r/w Section 3 (a), Section 6 r/w Section 5 (1)(k), Section 8 r/w Section 7 , Section 10 r/w Section 9 (1)(k), Section 12 r/w Section 11 (1)(vi) of the PoCSO Act, 2012 and Section 92 of the Disabilities Act .

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicant, who is a neighbour of the victim, used to frequently visit her house. On such occasions, when no one else was present, the applicant, with sexual intent, embraced and kissed the victim. It is further alleged that he forcibly made her sit on his lap, inserted his finger into her vagina, lifted her top, and groped her br