Bail not granted as person likely to temper evidences

Pooja Singhal Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Jharkhand High Court)

Jharkhand High Court rejected the bail application as the person is likely to hamper the investigation as already there were attempts to submit the false certificate to obtain the benefit on medical grounds. Further, if the bail is granted, the petitioner is also likely to temper the evidences.

Facts-

The petitioner was posted as Deputy Commissioner in Khunti district where the petitioner was the principal authority for sanctioning of funds for different development projects. The co-accused Ram Binod Prasad Sinha was posted as Junior Engineer during that period in Special Division as well as District Board, Khunti and has stated in his statement recorded under section 50 of PMLA that he used to pay 5% of the disbursed amount as commission to DRDA and Deputy Commissioner Office and extra commission of 5% to the Executive Engineer and Asst. Engineer.

It is alleged that the petitioner was the principal authority for sanctioning funds for different development projects, in connivance with co-accused Jai Kishore Chaudhary. In lieu of the same, she used to obtain the illegal commission from Ram Binod Prasad Sinha in cash and ignored all the irregularities and misdeeds by him.

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