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These two bail applications are connected and hence they are disposed of by a common order. They are filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking pre-arrest bail.

2. The applicant in these two bail applications is one and the same. B.A.No.14048 of 2025 pertains to Crime No.757 of 2025 and B.A.No.14050 of 2025 pertains to Crime No.884 of 2025 of Thrissur Town East Police Station, Thrissur District. The applicant is accused No.2 in both the crimes. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 406 and 420 r/w Section 34 of the IPC.

3. The prosecution allegation in both cases is that the defacto complainants subscribed to chits conducted by the accused No.1 society and after receiving the chit amount from them, failed to return it with interest on maturity as promised and thereby committed the offences.

4. I have heard Sri.Rahul Raj P., the learned counsel for the applicant and Smt.V.Sreeja, 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 above crime. The counsel further submitted t