K.T. Sankaran, J.

1. Since the appellant is the same in all these Criminal Appeals and since the prosecution case against the appellant is similar in nature, the four Criminal Appeals are being disposed of by a common judgment.

2. The appellant, namely, Majeed Koliyad alias Mohammed Abdul Khader Majeed was arrested by the officers of the National Investigation Agency (NIA for short) at the International Airport, Mumbai on 16.8.2013. He was produced before the Special Judge for NIA cases at Mumbai and later he was produced before the Special Court for the trial of NIA cases at Ernakulam on 19.8.2013. The appellant was remanded to judicial custody. He moved for bail. The Special Court for the trial of NIA cases dismissed the Bail Applications as per the orders dated 20th September 2013. The appellant filed the Criminal Appeals challenging the orders passed by the court below.

3. The facts leading to the registration of the four cases are the following:

4. On 16.8.2012, one Shereef alias Mohammed Shereef along with Madapurath Ayisha went to the office of the Assistant Engineer, Electrical Section, Kerala State Electricity Board for payment of OYEC charges and caution dep