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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.6 in Crime No.1296/2025 of Koothattukulam Police Station, Ernakulam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 316 (2) and 318(4) read with Section 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the defacto complainant is the Senior Manager of Canara Bank, Koothattukulam branch. Accused No.1 is the gold appraiser of the bank. Accused No.1, in furtherance of the common intention of accused Nos.2 to 7, during the period from 19.07.2025 to 02.09.2025, has pledged spurious gold ornaments of 431.6 grams on several occasions in the name of accused Nos.2 to 7 and obtained a loan of ₹29,31,000/-. Accused Nos.2 to 7 brought spurious gold ornaments and accused No.1, who has knowledge of the same, certified that they are real gold and availed loan in the name of accused Nos.2 to 7. Accused Nos.1 to 7 deceived the Canara Bank. Thus, the applicant has committed the aforementioned offences.

4. I have heard Sri.Augustus Binu, the learned counsel for the appl