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 A