HC dismisses woman CPO’s anticipatory bail plea

The Supreme Court of Kerala rejected Santhy Krishnan, a female civilian police officer (CPO), who worked as a writer in Muvattepuzha Traffic Execution Unit and accused of ₹ 20.90 Lakh melody from 2009 to 2021.

Later, Muvattupuzha Traffic was entrusted to deposit the fine collected by the police enforcement unit. According to the first information report recorded by Muvatupuzha police, he engaged in government documents, including bank receipts to embezzle the Treasury receipts and government funds. Allegedly, he invested less money than the real fine collected for the day and covered his traces by tampering with treasure receipts and bank receipts.

The internal audit team of the rural police of the Ernakulam found inconsistencies and when he was examined more closely, he noticed the use of a whitening and different ink in allegedly tampered documents. The IPC sections were reserved under 465 (forgery), 468 (fraud for fraud), 471 (using a real false document or electronic record), 409 (a violation of confidence by a government maid) and 420 (who induce property delivery with cheating and fraud). He was also accused of the prevention of the Corruption Law.

The prosecution objected to the prescribed guarantee, claimed that he would prevent the investigation and defeat the meaningful prosecution.

A justice bench A. Badharudeen said that the allegations of the case and a bank statement that the allegations against him would show that the well -established Prima Facie. The court is not a suitable case to give the prescribed guarantee, but the court refused and rejected the appeal while directing it to surrender before the investigation officer.