Anticipatory bail sought by Accused-5 in a job-racketing case involving fake appointments in the name of PSG India, with over Rs.4.7 crores collected from more than 87 complainants. Investigation incomplete; earlier bail application dismissed. Court declined bail given grave offences and huge money involved.
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CRL O.P. No.31085 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 18.12.2024
CORAM
The Hon`ble Mr.Justice P.DHANABAL
CRL OP.No.31085 of 2024
N. Rajamohan ... Petitioner /Accused-5
Vs
State rep. by:- The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch-1, Chennai. ... Respondent [Cr. No.134 of 2024]
PRAYER: - The Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of B.N.S.S., praying to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner/Accused-5 in
Crime No.134 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police.
For Petitioner : Mr. Surya Prakash
For Intervener: Mr. K. Karuppaiya Moopanar
For Respondent : Mr. S. Balaji,
Government Advocate (Criminal side).
ORDER
The petitioner / Accused, who apprehends arrest in the hands of
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the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 465, 468, 471 r/w 120-B and 34 of IPC in connection with the Cr. No.134 of 2024, seeks anticipatory bail.
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persons jointly doing business in the name and style of Empsource Pvt. Ltd., and they get job in State and Central Government and their aided companies for unemployed graduates and received huge money from various persons and cheated them. For the above said acts of the said Vimal, the complaint was lodged. Based on the complaint, the respondent police found that this petitioner is also involved in the above offences, since introduced many number of persons and received money from them. Therefore, the above said case has been registered. In fact, the petitioner is an innocent and he has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. After completing his studies, the petitioner was working in an advertising company in Chennai in the year 2015. At that time, the said Vimal introduced some other persons and after that, he came out from the above job and searching for a new job in the year 2016. Thereafter, unfortunately he again approached the said Vimal for employment. Thereafter, he joined the company and he introduced many number of persons to the above said company. But the said Vimal, directed the petitioner to collect money from the persons and deposit the same into his account. He only acted as per the direction of the said
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Vimal. Thereafter, the said Vimal cheated the amount collected from the
public. Hence the petitioner is nothing to do with the commission of offences as alleged in the FIR. The earlier anticipatory bail application was dismissed and he is ready to abide by any condition imposed by this Court and hence prayed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
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a sum of Rs.6,65,000/- from the defacto complainant and issued a fake offer letter. The petitioner and others cheated in the name of job rocketing for more than 50 candidates and therefore, prayed to dismiss the anticipatory bail petition.
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against the petitioner is that he joined in the organization on 15.05.2022 as Regional Commissioner. During his tenure, he introduced 42 job seekers to the organization for the purpose of getting commission from the organization and he collected a sum of Rs.1.5 crores through bank and handcash. All the accused colluded together and issued uniform and fake ID cards as it was given by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. Already the co-accused A1, A3, A6, A7 and A9 were arrested on 09.09.2024 and remanded into judicial custody and they released on bail on 08.11.2024. Investigation is at preliminary stage and offences are grave in nature. Therefore, this Court dismissed the earlier anticipatory bail application through order dated 19.09.2024. There are no any change in circumstances and totally, Rs.4.7 crores is involved in this case and more 87 complaints were received as against the accused. Therefore, he strongly opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
the fact that investigation is not yet completed, huge money is involved in this case and considering the grave nature of offences, this Court is
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declined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner at this stage.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner/Accused-5 apprehending arrest in Cr. No.134 of 2024 for job-racketing and cheating offences deserves anticipatory bail.
6 provisions across 2 enactments
N. Rajamohan
State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch-1, Chennai
P. Dhanabal
As recorded by the court registry
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