Manoj Kumar Rajshekaran v. State of Maharashtra
In the High Court of Bombay
Crl. Bail App. 59/2019
Before Justice Sandeep K. Shinde
Decided on December 04, 2019

Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving credit card fraud

Statutes and Provisions Involved

• The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 66C, 66D)
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 379, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B, 34)

Relevant Facts of the Case

• The police registered a case against the applicant for credit card fraud. In total, the police made ten arrests, including the applicant.

Prominent Arguments by the Advocates

• The respondent’s counsel submitted that the investigation team seized several swiping machines, credit cards, and other equipment. He further contended that the co-accused in the case had transferred an amount of ₹47.15 lakhs to the applicant’s account. He opened his account through forged KYC documents. He operated this account and used it in multiple fraudulent transactions.

Opinion of the Bench

• The applicant was charged with serious offences. Moreover, a conviction of forgery under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, is on record.

Final Decision

• The court rejected the bail application.

Aarya Tyagi, an undergraduate student at the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahemadabad, prepared this case summary during his internship with The Cyber Blog India in May/June 2024.