Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Bigg Boss Malayalam Winner Booked In Alleged Gym Theft Case

The Kerala High Court recently granted pre-arrest bail to bodybuilder and the winner of 'Bigg Boss Malayalam 6' Jinto P.D., booked in an alleged case of theft after trespassing into a gym “Jinto Body Craft”.The prosecution allegation was that the petitioner entered into the establishment run by the de facto complainant and stole ₹10,000/- and certain important documents and committed offences punishable by Sections 305 [Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.] and 331 [Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking] BNS.The prosecution also alleged that Jinto attempted to damage the CCTV cameras in the gym. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas noted that there was a profit-sharing agreement between the petitioner and de-facto complainant in connection with the conduct of the gym.The court noted that the profits between the two were to be shared after payment of all expenses, adding that the agreement "prima facie indicates a partnership arrangement" between the parties to share the losses and profits.It was also found that there was another crime registered by the de-facto complainant against the petitioner and in that case also, the Court had granted the petitioner anticipatory bail.It observed:"Taking into consideration the aforesaid agreement, it cannot be prima facie held that the accused had stolen valuable documents or properties. However, that is a matter to be identified during investigation. In this context, it is to be mentioned that there is an earlier crime registered at the behest of the de facto complainant as Crime No.360 of 2025 of Palarivattom Police Station. This Court had, after considering the circumstances therein, granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner on conditions. The present crime is registered subsequent to four days after the grant of anticipatory bail in the earlier crime."Relying on Ashok Kumar v. Union Territory of Chandigarh, the Court opined that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not necessary and granted pre-arrest bail to him subject to certain conditions.Case No: Bail Appl. No. 10793 of 2025Case Title: Jinto P.D. v. State of Kerala and Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 626Counsel for the petitioner: S. Sameer, Amani R.S.Counsel for the respondents: P.T.Jose, K.G. Gopakumar, Althaf P.A., Vineeth P.Baby, Benssy M. Koshy, Denny K.T., Prasanth M.P. - Public ProsecutorsClick to Read/Download Judgment

Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Bigg Boss Malayalam Winner Booked In Alleged Gym Theft Case

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