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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
JOHN DINU – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. bail application filed; accused is charged under sexual offences. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments presented regarding innocence and implications. (Para 5) |
| 3. court's evaluation of consent and circumstances leads to bail approval. (Para 6) |
O R D E R
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.
201/2026 of Palluruthy Police Station, Ernakulam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Section 4 r/w Section 3 (a), Section 6 r/w Section 5 (l), Section 8 r/w Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act , 2019, Sections 351 (1) and 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 (for short, ‘the BNS ) and Section 7 7 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act , 2015.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicant committed penetrative sexual assault on the victim girl aged 16 years and thereby committed the offences. 4. I have heard Sri.V.S.Salim, the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt. Sreeja V, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.
5. The learned coun
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