what appears is that the role of the present petitioner in this crime is set out in the charge-sheet. The petitioner is proceeded against for having committed an offence punishable under Sections 120-B, 420, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code. There are two separate charge-sheets filed in the Special Case. The prosecution's case is that the present petitioner is original accused No.9. The companies were registered on 6th March 1991 and were introduced to the Central Bank of India by one Dharamdas Chaturvedi, original accused No.12. He was authorized signatory of another new company M/s.Sidan Marketing Private Limited. Mr.Prabhat Chaturvedi, the present petitioner and Mr.Narain Mohan Chaturvedi, original accused No.8 were on the pay roll of M/s.Sunain Trading Private Limited. They signed the account opening forms. The then Bank Manager was fully aware that Mr.Dharamdas Chaturvedi is only an employee of the newly registered company and he had no other status or standing on his own. The accused persons in furtherence of the criminal conspiracy passed a resolution, made request to the Central Bank of India and that is how the letter of credit facility was extended. The role of the present petitioner is that on 8th March 1991, under instructions of one Mr.Dinesh Chaturvedi, he submitted an application on the letter-head of the company to open a letter of credit. That application was not even addressed to the Vile Parle Branch of the Central Bank of India and, despite that the facility was extended. In the charge sheet, and, equally, in the affidavit in reply filed to this petition, beyond alleging this limited role and further
