Vandana Kundra were named as accused along with other unknown persons.
Originally two clerks of the Bank, Dinesh Kumar Sharma and Smt.
Soon thereafter by separate forged credit entries between the period 23.07.1992 to 31.10.1992, deposit of Rs.3,22,056.00 was made in the account.
Subsequently on different dates a sum of Rs.3,22,000.00 was withdrawn by seventeen cheques leaving a balance of Rs.322.85.
The names of the appellants transpired during investigation leading to the submission of charge sheet against them only, and after companyclusion of the trial they were companyvicted.
The withdrawals from the fictitious account through bearer cheques were number received by the appellants as acknowledged by PW3.
The sanction for their prosecution was number in accordance with law.
Learned companynsel for the appellants companytended that they have been made scapegoats while the original named accused have been wrongly exonerated during investigation.
NAVIN SINHA, J. Leave granted.
The appellants assail their companyviction under Sections 120B, 420, 467, 468, 471, 477A, 201, I.P.C. read with Signature Not Verified Sections 13 1 d and 13 2 , Prevention of Corruption Act.
Digitally signed by ANITA MALHOTRA Date 2019.07.22 164708 IST Reason The Central Bureau of Investigation registered an F.I.R. on 12.04.1994 based on the statement of the Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India, Ghaziabad with regard to the opening of a fictitious Bank account on 13.07.1992 in the name of one Raj Kumar.
