Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being an agent of M/s. Shashank Industries Corporation Ltd. collected deposits form the investors in the name of investment in fixed deposit scheme of the said company and after his company was closed, he received the principal/invested amount being Rs.1,15,000/- of the investors from the accused company by way of furnishing an affidavit but did not make payment to one depositors namely Laxman Gope amounting to Rs.16,000/-. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the charge sheet has already been submitted against the petitioner and C.B.I. did not feel it necessary to arrest the petitioner in this case, as all along the petitioner co-operated with the investigation of the case. It is next submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, have already been given the privileges of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 20.07.2021 passed in A.B.A. No.2458 of 2020 and A.B.A. No.1503 of 2020. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes to pay Rs.16,000/- without prejudice to his defence in this case to Laxman Gope. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail.
