Bail granted due to lack of incriminating materials, no antecedents, and completed investigation.

ORDER

These applications are filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking regular bail.

2. The applicant in B.A.No.1926/2026 is the accused No.3 and the applicant in B.A.No.1927/2026 is the accused No.2 in Crime No.277/2026 of Koyilandy Police Station, Kozhikode District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 138 , 309(4) and 308(2) read with Section 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 .

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 9.3.2026 at 12.30 pm, the accused persons came in a car bearing registration No.KL 56 Z 1655, wrongfully restrained the bike bearing registration No.KL 56F 3268 driven by the first informant, abducted and assaulted him at a place called Madathil Thazhe. The accused persons committed extortion and robbery of money of the first informant and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Sri. Adithya Rajeev, the learned counsel for the applicants and Sri. K.A. Noushad, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.

5. The learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the present case. The counsel further submitted that no materials are on record to connect the applicants with the alleged crime; hence, they are entitled to bail. On the other hand, the learned senior Public Prosecutor submitted that the alleged incident occurred as a part of the intentional criminal acts of the applicants, and they are not entitled to bail at this stage. 6. The applicants were remanded to judicial custody on 15.3.2026. The investigation is almost over. The applicants have no criminal antecedents. For these reasons, I do not find any reason to hold that the continued detention of the applicants is required for any purpose. Hence, the applicants are entitled to be released on bail.