Court denies advance bail to man who tried to cheat former Attorney General of ₹6 crore
The Hindu
Fake cheque reportedly issued by Mukul Rohatgi was presented in Coimbatore bank
The Principal District and Sessions Court in Coimbatore on Thursday dismissed an anticipatory bail petition filed by an accused who was allegedly a part of a conspiracy hatched to defraud former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi of ₹6 crore by presenting a fake cheque. Principal District Judge R. Sakthivel refused to grant advance bail to S. Sadiq, 31, after HDFC Bank filed an intervening petition and opposed the relief vehemently. The bank’s counsel Chevanan Mohan insisted that the petitioner must be subjected to custodial interrogation and not let off easily. It was brought to the notice of the court that a person named Muruganandam had walked into the bank branch at Kovaipudur on May 26 and wanted to encash a cheque for ₹6 crore issued in favour of Thirumangai Charitable Trust. The bank officials suspected the genuineness of the cheque and found it to be a fake after scanning it with an ultraviolet machine.More Related News