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2026 DAILYLAW 569 (KER)

Aneesh Kizhuppadavalappil S/o Kizhuppadavalappil Appu v. Crime Branch (EOW) Thrissur

2026-06-04

Kauser Edappagath

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ORDER : 1. All these applications are filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking pre-arrest bail. 2. Bail application No.2282/2026 pertains to Crime No.2662/2025, B.A.No.25/2026 pertains to Crime No.2658/2025, B.A.No.26/2026 pertains to Crime No.2419/2025, B.A.No.27/ 2026 pertains to Crime No.2680/2025, B.A.No.28/ 2026 pertains to Crime No.2417/2025, B.A.No.29/2026 pertains to Crime No.2407/2025, B.A.No.2280/2026 pertains to Crime No.2674/2025, B.A.No.2281/2026 pertains to Crime No.2416/2025, B.A.No.2283/ 2026 pertains to Crime No.2657/2025, B.A.No.2284/2026 pertains to Crime No.2411/2025, B.A.No.2285/2026 pertains to Crime No.2669/2025 and B.A.No.2286/2026 pertains to Crime No.2423/2025 of Crime Branch Economic Offences Wing, Thrissur. B.A.Nos.2282/2026, 25/2026, 26/2026, 27/2026, 28/2026, 29/2026, 2280/2026, 2281/2026, 2283/2026 and 2284/2026 are filed by accused Nos.1 & 2 in Crime Nos.2662/2025, 2658/2025, 2419/2025, 2680/2025, 2417/2025, 2407/2025, 2674/2025, 2416/2025, 2657/2025 and 2411/2025. B.A.Nos.2285/2026 and 2286/2026 are filed by the accused in Crime Nos.2423/2025 and 2669/2025. The offences involved in those crimes are punishable under Sections 406 , 420 and 34 of Indian Penal Code . 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicants along with the remaining accused, who are the Directors of Pravasi Group of Companies with the common intention to defraud depositors, induced them to invest in the Company, promising high return of interest and accordingly the defacto complainants made deposits in the company and the applicants and others failed to pay the interest offered or return the principal amount and thereby committed the offences. 4. I have heard Sri. C.A. Anoop, the learned counsel for the applicants in both cases and Sri. M.C. Ashi, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary. 5. The learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the above crime. The counsel further submitted that no materials are on record to connect the applicants with the alleged crime; hence, they are entitled to get bail. The learned Public Prosecutor, on the other hand, submitted that the alleged incident occurred as a part of the intentional criminal acts of the applicants, and if they are released on bail at this stage, it will affect the course of the investigation. 6. The applicants are only Directors of the Company. There is no specific allegation that they directly received any amount from the defacto complainants. Considering the allegations made against the applicants, their custodial interrogation seems unnecessary. 6. The applicants are only Directors of the Company. There is no specific allegation that they directly received any amount from the defacto complainants. Considering the allegations made against the applicants, their custodial interrogation seems unnecessary. For these reasons, I find these to be appropriate cases to grant pre-arrest bail to the applicants. In the result, the applications are allowed on the following conditions:- (i) The applicants shall be released on bail in the event of their arrest on executing a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) each in each case with two solvent sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting officer/investigating officer, as the case may be. (ii) The applicants shall fully cooperate with the investigation, including subjecting themselves to the deemed police custody for discovery, if any, as and when demanded. (iii) The applicants shall appear before the investigating officer between 10.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. every 2 nd Saturday until further orders. They shall also appear before the investigating officer as and when required. (iv) The applicants shall not commit any offence of a like nature while on bail. (v) The applicants shall not attempt to contact any of the prosecution witnesses, directly or through any other person, or in any other way try to tamper with the evidence or influence any witnesses or other persons related to the investigation. (vi) The applicants shall not leave the State of Kerala without the permission of the trial Court. (vii) The application, if any, for deletion/modification of bail conditions or cancellation of bail on the grounds of violating the bail conditions shall be filed at the jurisdictional court.