Woman held in Rs.2.45-cr cheating case gets bail on humanitarian grounds
MUMBAI, June 5 -- The Bombay high court on Monday granted bail to a woman arrested in a Rs.2.45-crore cheating case, on humanitarian grounds as she had two minor children under her care.
The case against the woman, Nilam Divesh Narodiya, was registered on February 25. Narodiya's husband and two others were also named in the FIR for forging documents and cheating various complainants to the tune of Rs.2.45 crore. After the Nashik sessions court rejected her bail application on May 7, Narodiya approached the high court.
Advocate Jaydatta Khoche stated that her custody was irrelevant in the case. He submitted that she had two children, aged three and eight, to take care of. Ever since her arrest, Narodiya's children have been deprived of their mother's care and custody, he said. Additional public prosecutor Megha S Bajoria opposed the plea as only Rs.95 lakh of the total cheated sum has been repaid to the victims. However, her bail application can be considered on humanitarian grounds.
Considering purely the circumstances of the accused and keeping in mind her children's well being, the single-judge bench of justice Ashwin Bhobe granted relief to her by allowing her bail application. "Further, the offence, as alleged in the crime, is a non-violent crime."
In view of the state's no objection, the court directed the authorities to release Narodiya upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000, with one or two sureties....
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