Published on : 13 Oct 2025, 11:59 am 3 min read

The Kerala High Court recently granted bail to a 26-year-old man accused of smothering his 19-year-old girlfriend to death after sexually assaulting her at her house in Chottanikkara [Anoop KM v State of Kerala].

Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that, prima facie , there was insufficient evidence to establish the charge of sexual assault against the accused as the medical and post-mortem reports did not indicate any forced sexual act and most injuries appeared minor or related to the victim's attempted hanging.

" 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

See Full Page