ORDER :

These Bail Applications are filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita . These bail applications are connected and therefore I am disposing of these cases by a common order.

2. The petitioner in these bail applications is the accused in different crimes registered by Vanchiyoor Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram. The above cases are registered against the petitioner inter alia under Sections 408 , 409 and 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code .

3. The prosecution case in brief is that the defacto complainants in these cases made fixed deposits at Vanchinadu Bhavana Nirmana Sahakarana Sanghom on different occasions from the year 2008 to 2021 and they were offered interest. It is submitted that, even though the depositors received interest for a certain period, subsequently, the depositors did not receive the interest and principal amount. Hence the above cases are registered at the instance of the depositors.

4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.

5. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that, some of the accused were already released on bail by the Sessions Court under Section 482 of the BNSS in so