K.BABU, J.

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B.A. Nos.13623, 13626, 13630, 13634 & 13636 of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------

Dated this the 2^nd day of December, 2025

COMMON ORDER

These are applications seeking regular bail, filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS ), 2023.

2. The petitioner is common in all these cases. She is accused No.4 in Crime No.1148 of 2024, accused No.5 in Crime Nos.1170 of 2024, 1503 of 2024 and 1165 of 2024, and accused No.2 in Crime No.928 of 2024 respectively. All the crimes have been registered by the Chingavanam Police Station, Kottayam for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 21 and 23 of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act (BUDS Act), 2019.

3. The prosecution case is as follows :-

The petitioner, along with her husband (A1 – A.J.Sajith), two sons, Abhijith S. and Abhishek S. and the mother of A1, who were partners of the firm named M/s Kelamangalam Financiers and Investors, accepted unregulated deposits from the additional second respondents/defacto complainants. Hundreds of persons including the defact