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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.928/2023 of Munnar Police Station, Idukki District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 354 , 376(2) (n)(f) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 9 (m), 9(n) read with Section 10 (3)(a) read with 4(2) and 5(1)(n) read with Section 6 (i) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicant who is the father of the victim minor girl aged 15 years, raped her on several occasions at their house at Mankulam Village and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Sri.N.M.Varghese, the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt.V.Sreeja, 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 ma