Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil In Rape, Miscarriage Case

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (December 6) granted interim protection from arrest to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who is arraigned in a rape and miscarriage case.

When the case came up for consideration, Justice K. Babu made it clear that Mamkootathil cannot be arrested during the pendency of his anticipatory bail application. A detailed order is awaited.

"During the pendency of the application, I will not permit arrest. Because he has raised very serious contentions. No man shall be condemned unless heard...I will not permit the police to arrest. The matter is pending before a constitutional court. The party has raised very serious contentions...Admittedly, there was a consensual relationship. I'm not in any way prejudiced. I've made sure that he shall not be arrested during the pendency of the application," the Court orally added.

Mamkootathil is arrayed as the 1st accused in the crime registered by the Nemom Police and is accused of the offences under the Sections 64(2)(f), 64(2)(h), 64(2)(m) [Rape], 89 [Causing miscarriage without woman's consent], 115(2) [Voluntarily causing hurt], 351(3) [Criminal intimidation], 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66(E) of the Information Technology Act [Punishment for violation of privacy].

The case is posted for hearing on December 15 (Monday).

The petition is moved by Advocates S. Rajeev, V. Vinay, M.S. Aneer, Sarath K.P., Anilkumar C.R., K.S. Kiran Krishnan, Dipa V., Akash Cherian Thomas, Azad Sunil, Maheswar P., T.P. Aravind, and Akshara S.

Case No: Bail Appl. 14427/2025

Case Title: Rahul B.R. v. State of Kerala and Anr.