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This is an application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS ), 2023.

2. The petitioner is accused No.2 in Crime No.596/2025 of Manimala Police Station. The offences alleged against the petitioner and the other accused are punishable under Section s 318 and 319 read with Section 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ( BNS ).

3. The prosecution case is as follows :-

The accused, with the intention and premeditation to cheat the complainant, met her when she sought admission to a nursing course in 2022. Accused Nos. 1 and 3 introduced themselves to her. Accused No. 1 claimed to be a staff member with administrative authority at Indo Asian Academy, Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore, and further represented that the institution was recognized by the Indian Nursing Council. On the basis of these false representations, the accused convinced the complainant that they would secure her admission to the B.Sc. Nursing course at the said institution. Pursuant to the instructions of Accused Nos. 1 and 3, the complainant's mother transferred a sum of Rs. 1,91,500/- (Rupees One Lakh Ninety-One Thousand Five Hundred only) to the applicant's account through her e