IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
AJEESH – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. allegations of sexual harassment against minor resulted in serious charges. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments presented by the defence and prosecution regarding bail. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. assessment of safety and implications of granting bail. (Para 6) |
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.1155/2025 of Peerumade Police Station, Idukki District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 75(1)(i) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Sections 9 (l), 9(n), 9(p) and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (PoCSO Act).
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicant who is bound to protect the victim, who is a minor, with an intention and object of committing sexual harassment and to defame the victim, kissed on the lips of the victim, who was sleeping on the cot at about 1 a.m. early in the morning of 10.10.2025 from a resort in the Kuttikkanam in Kuttikkanam Kara of Peerumade Village, caused pain by catching both her breasts, and made to sit the victim on his lap at about 8 a.m, commi
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