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

2. The applicant is the sole accused in Crime No.495/2026 of Ollur Police Station, Thrissur District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 69 and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 6 read with Section 5(l) and Section 12 read with Section 11(iv) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicant had raped the survivor from 28.10.2018, when she was only 16 years old, to February 2026 at his house in Aryanad and at various places, then promised to marry her, later cheated her by not refunding Rs.4,30,000/- and thereby committed the aforesaid offences.

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

5. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant i