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 accused No.6 in Crime No.739/2025
of Karunagappally Police Station, Kollam District. The offences
alleged are punishable under Sections 61(2)(a), 103(1), 111(2)(a),
118(1), 238(a), 239, 249(a), 332(a), 340 and 351 read with Section
3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3 of the
Explosive Substances Act,1908.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, there were cases
and counter cases between the accused No.1 and the deceased
Santhosh during the last few years. There was an incident where
the deceased had stabbed the accused No.1. Accused Nos.1 to 9
had entered into a criminal conspiracy to cause death of Santhosh
aged 45 years. In furtherance of the said conspiracy, the accused
Nos.2 to 7 had trespassed into the residence of the deceased at
about 02:30 a.m. on 27.03.2025 and hacked him to death. The
accused No.2 was also with the assailants and he had blasted an
explosive at the scene of occurrence. According to the prosecution,
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the murder was committed at the behest of the accused No.1 in
furtherance of the conspiracy.
