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New Delhi, Nov 22 (UNI) A city court today remanded to four days judicial custody, Chandrashekhar, an accused allegedly involved in an Income Tax refund scam with startling ramifications.
Income Tax Officer RL Sardana filed a complaint on August 22, 2008, at Indraprastha Estate Police Station of central Delhi about a fraudulent claim and refund of Rs. 61,620/ by Banwari Lal through his Permanent Account Number in the assessment year 2007-2008 without valid return of income. It was submitted that a fictitious return was processed with acknowledgment no.There was neither such return and nor the claim of refund and no acknowledgment in the ward and return was prepared and sent through Electronic Clearing Service.
IP Estate Police Station registered an First Information Report under Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) and arrested Banwari Lal in whose account amount was refund. Banwari Lal returned the amount to the Income Tax Department and disclosed the name of Chander Shekhar in police remand.
Accused Chander Shekhar on November 20 surrendered before the court and moved an bail application before Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra in the Tis Hazari court. It was dismissed by the court on the same day.
Additional Sessions Judge Ashish Agarwal while dismissing the anticipatory baiI application of Çhander Shekhar on November 9, 2017, had issued Court Notice to the Home Secretary for delay of the case by the Investigating Officers Sub Inspector(SI) Indraj, SI Sushil, SI Bijender, SI Bhura Singh, Inspector Madan Gopal , Inspector Raghuraj Khatana, Inspector MS Punia and Inspector Yashpal.
Investigating Officer on Wednesday produced Çhander Shekhar before the Link Magistrate Kapil Kumar as the main court was on leave. Investigating Officer submitted that no more custody of the accused was required.
Vishal Vimal and Ram Avtar, counsel for Çhander Shekhar, today moved second regular bail application of accused to the court by submitting that as no police custody is required so kindly grant bail of the accused as no fruitful purpose be served by keeping him behind bars.
It was submitted on behalf of prosecution that anticipatory bail application of accused had been dismissed by Session Court vide order dated 09.11.2017 . Investigating Officer submitted before the court that accused Chander Shekhar has prepared the PAN card of accused Banwari Lal and there were serious allegations of creating false documents in order to cheat the Income Tax Department for claiming the tax refund. He further submitted before the court that investigation in the case was continuing and role of other persons involved in the crime was yet is to be investigated. So send him to judicial custody.
Link Metropolitan Magistrate Kapil Kumar today after hearing the argument on behalf of the prosecution and defence ordered four days judicial custody of accused and deferred the further hearing on bail application for 25th November.
UNI XC RP1917/2321