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State opposes doctor’s plea to quash proceedings

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned further hearing on petitions by a doctor and police officer seeking to quash lower court proceedings against them.

The petitioners, Dr. Tulsiram, Police Inspector Ratnakar Shetty and others had filed criminal petitions under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) seeking quashing of proceedings initiated against them.

Opposing their plea, the State Public Prosecutor said a group of doctors, police officials and advocates had joined hands to defraud the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) of lakhs of rupees by fabricating documents relating to motor vehicle cases and making false claims.

He submitted that the racket came to light when the KSRTC noticed certain discrepancies in motor vehicle claims relating to a corporation bus that had met with an accident at Nelamangala in Bangalore rural district. The SPP said records relating to claims had been tampered with and some of these documents were produced before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal. He said a case was initially registered by the KSRTC with the Ulsoorgate police station which was subsequently transferred to the Corps of Detectives (CoD) for further investigation.

Justice K. Ramanna adjourned further hearing of the case and directed the SPP to produce before the court on the next date of hearing certain files relating to the case.

Opposed

In another case, State Public Prosecutor S. Dore Raju contended that the State could not given an assurance to Jacob Chacko that it would not arrest him for two days.

Jacob had moved the High Court for anticipatory bail, which the SPP opposed, saying that Chacko is accused of having cheated scores of people from India and even abroad by promising them flats, apartments and sites and cheating them of their money.

He said Chacko had collected large sums of money from people by promising them sites and flats. He had even executed sale deeds but not ownership documents.

Several people then had approached the Chief Minister and complained to him about Chacko.

The complaints were referred to the City Crime Branch for investigation. The police found that Chacko had cheated scores of people by promising them real estate.

When the matter came up, Chacko urged the High Court to direct the police not to arrest him for a few days so that he could make arrangements to return the money he had taken from the people. He said he would return the money along with the bank rate of interest.

The SPP opposed the plea and said any such request could be considered only if Chacko furnished bank guarantee and also gave an undertaking to the court.

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