ORDER

This application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking pre-arrest bail.

2. The applicant is the sole accused in Crime No.1240/2025 of Ollur Police Station, Thrissur District. The offence alleged is punishable under Section 318 (4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicant induced the defacto complainant to part with ₹2,23,000/- promising job visa for the period from 21.2.2025 and 13.5.2025 and thereafter cheated him without providing visa or returning the amount.

4. I have heard Sri. Aamir Sohrab M.M., the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt. Sreeja V., the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.

5. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The counsel further submitted that no materials are on record to connect the applicant with the alleged crime; hence, he is entitled to bail. The learned Public Prosecutor, on the other hand, submitted that the alleged incident occurred as part of the applicant's intentional criminal acts, and if he is relea