Bail granted due to completed investigation, no antecedents, and lack of connecting evidence.

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 accused No.3 in Crime No.182/2026 of Kalamassery Police Station, Ernakulam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 309 (4), 312 and 333 read with Section 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 .

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 1.3.2026 at 9.30 pm, the applicant along with the remaining accused trespassed into the room in which the defacto complainant and his friend were residing on rent by pushing open the door, the accused No.1 threatened him with a knife and chain and demanded ₹5,000/-. When he said that he had no money, the accused took ₹2,900/- from his bag, compelled him to sent ₹1,000/- through Google Pay, snatched his mobile phone worth ₹6,000/-, took away the mobile phone of the friend of the defacto complainant worth ₹30,000/- and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Sri. P.U. Pratheesh Kumar, the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt. Sreeja V., 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 materials are on record to connect the applicant with the alleged crime; hence, he is entitled to bail. On the other hand, the learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the alleged incident occurred as a part of the intentional criminal acts of the applicant, and he is not entitled to bail at this stage.

6. The applicant was remanded to judicial custody on 3.3.2026. The investigation is almost over. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. For these reasons, I do not find any reason to hold that the continued detention of the applicant is required for any purpose. Hence, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail.