Overview
- On March 7, the complainant filed a special leave petition seeking to set aside the Kerala High Court’s February 12 order granting pre-arrest bail to Mamkoottathil.
- The plea objects to remarks suggesting a prima facie consensual relationship, which relied on WhatsApp chats and her post-incident stay at his flat.
- She alleges repeated sexual assault and coercion to terminate a pregnancy under threats to leak intimate material, as recorded in a November 28, 2025 FIR at Nemom Police Station.
- Citing Supreme Court rulings in State of Karnataka v. Sri Darshan (2025) and XYZ v. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021), the petition argues detailed evidence assessment is impermissible at the bail stage.
- The filing notes multiple related FIRs and reports of online harassment by networks linked to the MLA, asserting a risk of interference with the investigation if pre-arrest bail continues.