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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 30571

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Kauser Edappagath, J
Anil Kumar K V – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Haritha Sivadas, T.R. Sathian, Eldho Abraham Kuriakose, Ashwin Mathews, Adwaith Sathian, Denny Mathew Ashy, Anandu S. Parayil, Neeraja Venugopal
For the Respondents: Sreeja V.

Table of Content
1. nature of the application and the factual background of the alleged criminal incident. (Para 1 , 2)
2. submission of arguments by the respective counsels representating the accused and the prosecution. (Para 4 , 5)

ORDER

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

2. The applicant is the sole accused in Crime No.466/2026 of Vaikom Police Station, Kottayam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 75(1)(i), 76, 332(c), 126(2) and 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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

23.3.2026 at 3.30 pm, the applicant trespassed into the residence of the de complainant with intent to sexually harass her, outraged her modesty by embracing her while she was asleep on the cot in her bedroom. When she resisted, the applicant tore her nightie. In that scuffle, the dhoti worn by the applicant was untied, then he gave a punch on her chest and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Smt. Haritha Sivadas, the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt. Sreeja V., the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.

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