A big crowd of admirers stationed near the Kakkanad district jail cheered Boby Chemmanur when he came out of jail. A lot of social organisations and social media bloggers also expressed their solidarity with the accused. It is widely believed that there are certain vested interests such as politicians and business rivalers are behind the arrest.
The Kerala High Court granted bail to businessman Boby Chemmanur who had been in judicial custody following his arrest in a sexual harassment case filed by Malayalam actor Honey Rose. While granting bail, the court also made a strong statement against body shaming, emphasising that such behavior is unacceptable in society.
Justice PV Kunhikrishnan, who heard the case, said, “Body shaming is not acceptable in our society. Comments about the body of a person as too fat, too skinny, too short, too tall, too dark, too black, etc., should be avoided. There is a sense that we are all ‘too something’ and we are all ‘not enough’. This is life. Our bodies will change, our minds will change, and our hearts will change. Everybody should be vigilant while making comments about others, whether they are men or women.”
Chemmanur faced charges under Section 75(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for making “sexually coloured remarks” and under Section 67 of the IT Act for transmitting obscene material electronically. The court noted that the language used by Chemmanur had “double meanings” and remarked that, “Any Malayalee who reads the First Information Statement (FIS) can easily understand that the words used by the petitioner are with double meanings.” Despite this, the court granted him bail, citing the principle that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception.”
In his bail plea, Chemmanur argued that the complaint was the result of personal differences with Honey Rose, who had previously maintained a friendly relationship with him. The petition alleged that the actor had inaugurated three of his jewelry showrooms, including one in Kannur in August 2024, where the alleged incident took place. Chemmanur was accused of making unwelcome advances during the inauguration, including placing a necklace on her and twirling her around. The actor made her complaint public via social media, which Chemmanur vehemently denied, calling the claims false and an attempt to malign his reputation.
However, Chemmanur’s behavior after being granted bail raised further concerns. After his release on January 14, he claimed that he had delayed his release to assist some fellow prisoners. He said, “There are some inmates who were arrested in cases like not paying bills after having food at restaurants. They have got bail but they are struggling without having any money. When they came up to me with this request, I said we can solve it. I stayed back just to sort that out.”
Who is Boby Chemmanur or Boche…
Chemmanur International Jewelers has 50 outlets spread across the Globe.
Pan–India’s presence of Chemmanur Credits & Investments Ltd. is at 131 branches.
Oxygen City is the group’s foray in the Real Estate Industry, with a 64-acre city in Kerala. The other ventures include phygicart.com (e-commerce), Boby Bazaar (chain of Supermarkets), Infrastructure Development, Chit Funds, Microfinance, and Nidhi Company, amongst others.
It’s his great business acumen that led Chemmanur International grow into an international Jewellery chain traversing 4 continents and catering to 19 Crore people with an enviable annual turnover. His unique capabilities have won him several awards and accolades in entirely different categories such as PhD by World Records University, the Excellent Young Businessman Award, the Best Humanitarian Award, the Mother Theresa Award and the Vijayashree Award, to name a few.
The contribution of Boby Chemmanur to the social services sector assumes immense value in today’s not-so-broadminded world and his efforts are much acclaimed by international communities.
The life and requirements of a businessman is starved of time to be actively involved in philanthropy. But for a man who embraced business to achieve his socio-economic goals, social service is a hands-on activity. Unlike other businessmen whose social commitment confined merely with donations to charities, Boby Chemmanur is personally involved in charitable activities. He can at times, be witnessed carrying sick destitute, taking him to the Poor Home, himself cleaning, nursing and feeding them. It is Boby’s passionate involvement that makes a difference and inspires others on social service and time management.
Dr. Boby is the founder of Life Vision Charitable Trust. The vision of this renowned Indian entrepreneur-philanthropist is idealistic to the world as he shares the profit of his trade with the poor by starting Poor Homes wherever there are outlets of Chemmanur International Jewelers. He adopts the homeless from the street and provides them with shelter, food, clothing, and medicines throughout their lives.
Chemmanur Life Vision, hopes to spread its wings to every place where there are cries for help. Today, the activities of Chemmanur Life Vision cover Education, Sports & Games, Medical, Social Welfare and much more.
Above all Boby Chemmanur concentrates on constructing an orphan-free India by starting hundreds of poor homes all over India.
Boby Group of Companies under Dr. Boby’s leadership concentrates on several other social activities such as presenting awards to SSLC toppers, free rice distribution to around 20,000 families each year, conducting eye treatment camps, mass weddings, construction of houses to the poor and financial aid to the families of those who have committed suicide due to the crisis in the agricultural sector etc.
As part of encouraging blood donation, Chemmanur International Group has a Blood Donation Forum with 5000 staff members. It also has a free ambulance service for the public.
Boby also undertook a record-breaking marathon run (the first Indian to run across 812 kilometers in around 200 hours) in April 2014 to promote the message of blood donation among the public aimed at catering to the requirements of critically ill patients and emergency departments of health facilities
