Kerala High Court grants bail to father booked for molesting minor daughter after he banned her from following K Pop group BTS

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a man who is accused of sexually molesting his 14-year old daughter on several occasions..Justice Gopinath P granted the man bail after noting that even though the allegations were serious, certain facts put them to doubt. .The judge was referring to the submission made by Senior Advocate P Vijayabhanu, appearing for the father, that the allegations were raised primarily because the parrents had objected to the victim following a Korean pop band known as BTS which, according to them, was un-Islamic.."However, certain circumstances mentioned above, leads me to conclude that there is a possibility that the allegations may be false. While it may not be proper for this Court to make any conclusion regarding the matter. While considering the bail application of the petitioner, the same can be taken note of for considering whether the petitioner can be granted bail," the Court said..Another submission made by the senior counsel was that the man had also forbidden the minor daughter from going on a school trip to Wayanad, even though he had permitted the younger daughter to go. He argued that the minor girl's aunt had instigated her to file the complaint and pointed out that the girl is now in the custody of the aunt. .Considering the fact that the man had been behind bars since December 6, and since investigation has been completed, the Court granted him bail.The Court deemed it fit to impose additional conditions to ensure that the father does not contact or intimidate his daughter in any way..Senior Advocate Vijayabhanu was instructed by Advocate Jawahar Jose on behalf of the petitioner. Senior Public Prosecutor Noushad KA appeared for the State. .[Read Order]