C.S.DIAS, J.

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Crl.M.C. No.466 of 2026 --------------------------------------------

Dated this the 30^th day of January, 2026 ORDER The petitioner is the 5^th accused in Crime No.977/2016 registered by the Kasaragod Police Station alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 120 (b), 420, 465, 468, 470 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66 (D) of the Information Technology Act .

2. The gist of the prosecution case is that:

The accused 1 to 7 had hatched a conspiracy to hack bank accounts and withdraw amounts illegally from different accounts by using forged credit cards. Accordingly, they assembled at the parking area of City Gold, Kasaragod with mobile phones, laptops, swiping machine and forged credit and debit cards, and the 7^th accused made an attempt to withdraw amounts illegally from the ATM of the Axis Bank at Cherkala on another day. Thus, the accused have committed the above offences.

3. The petitioner has stated in the Criminal Miscellaneous Case that, although he had got himself enlarged on bail at the crime stage, he did not receive any summons from the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kasaragod (