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This application is filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking regular bail.

2. The applicant is the accused No.2 in Crime No.6/2024 of Cyber Crime Police Station, Thrissur District. The offences alleged are punishable under Section 420 of IPC and Section 66D of IT (Amendment) Act, 2008.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that during

16.01.2024 to 21.01.2024, the accused with the intention to swindle money from the defacto complainant, offered him an online job and for that purpose, accused sent messages and his telegram account details for payment. It is alleged that as per the directions of the accused, the defacto complainant conducted various prepaid tasks and review tasks and had sent a total amount of Rs 5,28,000/-(Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty Eight Thousand only) from his various bank accounts to the accused. But the accused deceived the defacto complainant by not paying any remuneration for his online task and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Sri.Amal Parthasaradhy, the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt.M.K.Puahpalatha, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary. 5.