PUNE On Saturday, a court in Pune rejected the bail of a man working as a store manager at a hardware company in a case of cheating the employer of ₹23.3 lakh.
The accused, identified as Vijendra Rajendra Chandeliya, 31, a resident of Jay Jawan nagar in Yerawada allegedly sold some company hardware to customers in a personal capacity and pocketed the money while he was working at the company, said officials.
The decision was taken by judicial magistrate first class SV Nimse with public prosecutor VC Muralikar with assistant police inspector SD Pawar who is investigating the case.
A complaint in the matter was lodged by Amit Lakshmipati Bura, 44, a resident of Ahmednagar. The complainant claimed that the man who worked as a store manager and a salesman. He sold television sets, air conditioners, and soundbars collectively worth ₹ 23,32,917 but never reported the money earned from the sale, according to the police.
“The state opposed the present application on the ground that the investigation is in progress. Some of the muddemal have been recovered. If the accused is enlarged on bail, then possibility to tamper the prosecution witnesses and to dispose of muddemal cannot be ruled out. IO opposed bail application on the ground that, the accused has created the informant company to the tune of ₹ 23,32,917 . During custodial interrogation muddemal worth ₹2,66,990 came to be recovered from the accused. The accused is not co-operating in the investigation. The investigation is in progress,” read a part of the order.
{{/usCountry}}“The state opposed the present application on the ground that the investigation is in progress. Some of the muddemal have been recovered. If the accused is enlarged on bail, then possibility to tamper the prosecution witnesses and to dispose of muddemal cannot be ruled out. IO opposed bail application on the ground that, the accused has created the informant company to the tune of ₹ 23,32,917 . During custodial interrogation muddemal worth ₹2,66,990 came to be recovered from the accused. The accused is not co-operating in the investigation. The investigation is in progress,” read a part of the order.
{{/usCountry}}The case was registered under Section 420 and 408 of Indian Penal Code at Chatuhshrungi police station.