(1.) This is an application for anticipatory bail.
(2.) The petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.1338/22 of Medical College Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram City, alleging commission of offences punishable under Ss. 420, 467 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code.
(3.) The prosecution allegation is that, the accused being a 'C' class contractor, with an intention to cheat the District Panchayath Executive Engineer and to make unlawful gain, secured tender for constructing Karoor-Manchirkuzhi-Panimoola temple road and thereafter deposited a false term deposit receipt for an amount of Rs.1,10,000.00 issued from the Federal Bank, at the time of entering into the agreement and thus the accused has committed the aforesaid offences.