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 accused No.4 in Crime No.452/2025 of Eloor Police Station, Ernakulam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 112(2), 319(2) and 318(4) r/w Section 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023, and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act , 2000.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the accused Nos.1 to 3, acting together as members of an organized group, had engaged in a series of fraudulent online transactions to obtain unlawful financial gain. The accused No.1 handed over his Canara Bank account number along with its ATM card and passbook to the accused No.2, who thereafter used the account to receive and transfer money acquired through online cheating. The accused No.3, further assisted by utilizing his Bank of Maharashtra account number for transferring and concealing the fraudulently obtained funds. Acting in concert, all the accused collectively facilitated the movement and withdrawal of Rs.6,04,500/- procured through the said fraudulent means and, thereby committed the alleged