Alok Kumar Verma,J. - (1.)This First Bail Application has been filed for grant of regular bail in connection with Case Crime No.132 of 2019, registered with Police Station Muni-Ki-Reti, District Tehri Garhwal for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Panel Code, 1860.
(2.)In the scholarship scam, in compliance of the Order of this High Court dated 05.09.2019, passed in Writ Petition (PIL) No.33 of 2019, Aashis Kumar, sub-Inspector, informant, was appointed as a member of the Special Investigation Team (SIT). After inquiry, the informant lodged an F.I.R. against Swami Poornanand Degree College of Technical Education (in short as ''the Institution''), Social Welfare Department and other unknown persons.
(3.)Facts, to the limited extent necessary are that a list of 61 students was sent by the Institution to the Social Welfare Department for scholarship of these students. The Social Welfare Department approved only 50 students for the said scholarship. It is alleged in the FIR that the distribution of Scholarship had been illegally shown by the Institution, whereas no education had been taken in this Institution by related students. Thus, embezzlement of Rs.14,88,500.00 was found.