(1.) Application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of Cr.P.C.
(2.) The petitioner is the 1st accused in Crime No.1108/2019 of Panangad Police Station, which was re-registered as Crime No.471/CB/CU-II/EKM/R/2019 of Crime Branch, Central Unit-II, Ernakulam, for having allegedly committed the offences punishable under Sections 406 , 420 and 120B of I.P.C. and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
(3.) The prosecution case in brief is thus: