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This petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail.

2. The petitioner is the 2^nd accused in Crime No.126/2026 of Varantharappilly Police Station, Thrissur District, against whom the crime was registered for the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 285 , 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 296(b), 351(2), 324(4) and 324(5) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

3. The prosecution case is that on 19.03.2026, between 10:15 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., the petitioner, along with the 1staccused, mounted physical assault upon the de facto complainant after waylaying the car in which the de facto complainant was travelling. It is alleged that the de facto complainant was assaulted with a hockey stick, resulting in injuries to him. The de facto complainant is also said to have lost a gold bracelet in the aforesaid scuffle.

4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor represented by the State of Kerala.

5. The learned Sessions Judge granted pre-arrest bail to the 1^st accused as per the order dated 10.04.2026 in B.A. No.737/2026. The learned counsel for