Overview

• The court required the accused to surrender their passports, furnish bonds of ₹50,000 with two sureties, report to local police every fortnight, and refrain from leaving the country.
• Defense counsel argued that the FIR rested on unverified allegations, with no incriminating material recovered and no request for custodial interrogation from the prosecution.
• Two of the tribal women filed affidavits and complaints alleging that Bajrang Dal activists coerced them into false statements and assaulted them during the initial complaint process.
• Kerala political fronts and Catholic leaders welcomed the release, demanding that the case be quashed and Bajrang Dal activists face legal action for their role in the arrests.
• The proceedings highlight contentious use of anti-conversion laws, the stringent bail norms under the NIA Act and ongoing debates over minority rights ahead of state elections.