(1.) The applicant has approached this Court seeking regular bail in connection with FIR dtd. 17/1/2025 bearing Crime No. 13 of 2025 registered with Jinsi Police Station, Dist. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar for the offences punishable under Ss. 318(4), 316(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, alongwith Ss. 3 and 4 of the Maharashtra Protection of Interests of Depositors Act.
(2.) The case of the prosecution is that complainant Sartaj Singh Arjan Singh Chahal, a 61-year-old retired Deputy Engineer, involves a coordinated investment fraud orchestrated by the Quick Start 24 Group (Inlife Capsure LLP). In February 2023, the complainant was induced by his Bank Manager Vinod Sant, to invest in the aforementioned company, which promised a 3% monthly dividend.
(3.) Following this recommendation, the complainant met Branch Manager Sheetal Motinge at the Jalna Road office in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where she presented deceptive advertisements and newspaper clippings to establish the company's false legitimacy. Motinge and Vitthal Tandale, manager of the N-7 CIDCO branch, acted under the direction of the company owners, Harshal Yogeshbhai Gandhi and Prateek M. Shah, based in Ahmedabad.