ORDER

The petitioners are husband and wife. Petitioner No.1 is the Managing Director of Melkar Finance and Leasing Private Ltd ('the company' for short). Petitioner No.2 is one of the Directors of the Company. As many as 35 crimes have been registered against the company and the petitioners alleging that a total sum of Rs. 7,42,14,860/- was appropriated by them from different persons.

2. The prosecution alleges that the petitioners and the other accused induced the de facto complainants/victims to deposit money with the company by offering an assured rate of interest ranging from 13.25% to 13.50%. Acting upon the inducement, the victims deposited the amount with the company.

3. The Investigating Officer arrested the petitioners on 15.10.2025 and conducted searches at the corporate office of the company situated at Sakthan Nagar, Trissuur, the branch office located at Marar Road, Thrissur and at their residence at Kunnankulangara. In the search, the Investigating Officer seized computer hard disks , deposit - related documents, brochures, seal of the company, building lease agreement, fixed deposit receipts, transaction registers etc. They have been in judicial custody. The investigat