In his plea, Shaikh claimed he was innocent and had been induced by the the absconding accused to open a bank account for a small payment. This account, he said, was used to receive defrauded funds.
His bail plea was allowed by additional sessions judge Satyanarayan Navander earlier this month.
The court, after perusal of the FIR, noted that the absconding accused had purchased certain bank accounts and deposited the complainant’s money into those accounts.
Later, the absconding accused diverted that money for his personal use, the court said.
“It is the fact, as it appears from the papers of investigation, that the applicant is a foolish person, if not an innocent, whose bank account has been used by the absconding accused to have unlawful gain,” the sessions judge held.
The court stressed that there appears to be no intention on Shaikh’s part either to cheat the informant or anybody else.
In such a case, it is not necessary to detain him in jail as it would serve no purpose, the judge said. PTI AVI BNM