{"id":677,"date":"2025-10-14T14:23:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shoneekapoor.com\/legal-news\/?p=677"},"modified":"2025-10-14T13:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:57:45","slug":"grants-bail-to-accused-of-killing-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoneekapoor.com\/legal-news\/grants-bail-to-accused-of-killing-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Lack of Medical Proof. No Signs of Sexual Assault or Smothering: Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Youth Accused of Killing Girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Kerala High Court has given bail to a 26-year-old man accused of assaulting and smothering his 19-year-old girlfriend. The Court said medical reports did not show any signs of sexual assault and found no strong evidence against him.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

KOCHI:<\/strong> The Kerala High Court<\/strong> recently grants bail to a 26-year-old man accused of killing his 19-year-old girlfriend in Chottanikkara after allegedly sexually assaulting her. The decision was made by Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas<\/strong>, who found that the medical and post-mortem reports did not clearly support the charge of sexual assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judge observed, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The medical report of the victim does not indicate any recent sexual assault. In fact, prima facie, there seems to be no material to even suggest any sexual assault on the victim. There were no injuries seen on the private parts of the victim as well.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Court noted that even though the case involved serious allegations, there was not enough evidence to prove a forced sexual act<\/a>. Considering the accused\u2019s age, his nine months in custody, and the slow pace of the trial, the Court decided to grant him conditional bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Court said, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Though the allegations against the petitioner are serious, still considering the young age of the petitioner, the possibility of commencing the trial immediately being very remote, the opinion in the post mortem report and the report of the medical expert, apart from the period of custody already undergone by the petitioner and the fact that the final report has already been filed, all compel this Court to conclude that further detention of the petitioner is not necessary and he can be enlarged on bail on strict conditions.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The accused, identified as Anoop K.M.<\/strong>, was arrested by the Chottanikkara Police on January 29<\/strong>. He was charged under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n