Bail may be granted when investigation is complete, recovery is effected, and the accused have no antecedents, subject to appropriate conditions.

ORDER

This application is filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, BNSS)

seeking regular bail.

2. The applicants are the accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.691/2026 of Changanassery Police Station, Kottayam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 109(1), 118(2), 351(3), 296(b) r/w Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on

05.04.2026, at approximately 09:00 PM, at the first-floor bar of Contour Resort, Changanacherry, the accused persons, acting in furtherance of a common intention and motivated by prior enmity, launched a premeditated attack on the de facto complainant, Jefry Thomas, and his cousins, while they were consuming liquor. It is alleged that applicant No.1 attempted to stab the de facto complainant on his chest with a knife, which was evaded, resulting in a deep injury to the left shoulder and wrist area. When his cousin Anel Antony intervened, applicant No.1 stabbed his left thumb, nearly causing its amputation. Applicant No.2, Shelly is accused of hitting Antony with a beer bottle on the head, while A3 Deric (CCL) allegedly stabbed Antony with a broken soda bottle on the back. A4 Bineeshkumar is alleged to have abetted and facilitated the assault by supporting the other accused. Thus, the applicants have committed the above offences.

4. I have heard Sri.K.Shaj, 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 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 06.04.2026. The investigation is almost over. The recovery has been effected. 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.

In the result, the application is allowed on the following conditions: -