The Principal Sessions Court in Thiruvananthapuram has posted the anticipatory bail plea filed by Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil for hearing on Wednesday (December 3, 2025).
Mr. Mamkootathil, who is facing charges of rape and coerced termination of pregnancy, has reportedly submitted digital evidence in court, via his counsel, to bolster the argument that he was the victim of a political conspiracy and that the relationship with the complainant, a woman acquaintance of the MLA, was consensual.
Meanwhile, the police have reportedly invoked provisions of the Indian Evidence Act and obtained a 65B certification to forestall any challenge to the admissibility of electronic records, including audio clips, video footage, and text messages, in the case. The move follows investigators taking custody of the complainant’s mobile phone and other digital devices as evidence. The police are likely to seek court permission to subject the devices to cyberforensic analysis to determine their evidentiary value.
Investigators believe the examination will demonstrate that the electronic records, including allegedly incriminating audio recordings and text messages, created with the devices were not tampered with and are admissible as evidence.
