In Brief
The appellants, bank employees, were convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud through opening a fictitious bank account in 1992 and withdrawing Rs. 3,22,000 via forged cheques. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction based on handwriting expert evidence linking the appellants' signatures to the account opening form and forged withdrawal cheques, their systematic access to bank records as employees, and coordinated fraudulent conduct. The Court rejected arguments that investigation defects or a defence handwriting expert's opinion warranted acquittal, holding that material evidence of culpability was clinching and no credible defence was offered. The appeals were dismissed.
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