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The Kerala High Court connected Saturday (December 6, 2025) gave interim extortion from apprehension to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil successful a lawsuit of rape and forced termination against him.
Justice K. Babu said that the tribunal volition perceive Mr. Mamkootathil's anticipatory bail plea connected December 15 and till past helium should not beryllium arrested.
"Petitioner shall not beryllium arrested during the pendency. Post connected December 15, 2025," the tribunal said.
Advocate S. Rajeev, appearing for the expelled Congress MLA confirmed the order.
However, Mr. Mamkootathil is accused successful a 2nd lawsuit of intersexual assault.
A sessions tribunal successful Thiruvananthapuram had connected Thursday rejected his plea for anticipatory bail successful the archetypal lawsuit of rape and forced termination registered against him past week.
A 2nd rape lawsuit was lodged against him connected Wednesday based connected the ailment of a 2nd woman, a nonmigratory of Bengaluru.
Absconding
Mr. Mamkootathil, who has been absconding since the registration of the archetypal rape lawsuit against him, has claimed successful his plea successful the High Court that helium was guiltless and his custodial interrogation was not required.
He has besides contended that the narration betwixt him and the archetypal complainant was consensual and erstwhile it became strained, a ailment was lodged against him.
The MLA has further claimed that the pistillate was married, but separated from her husband, and successful bid to "save her ain skin" she disowned their relationship.
In his plea, Mr. Mamkootathil has said that helium was prepared to explicate each and each condition of the offences alleged against him and volition besides cooperate with the probe if helium would get an accidental to look earlier the investigating serviceman without immoderate fearfulness of arrest.
He has besides alleged that determination is an effort by the probe bureau to "mislead the facts" and helium has got ample documents to found the same.
