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It appears that the complainant is the government official working with the District Pnachayat as Agriculture Officer.

As per the complaint total 35,436 applications were examined and received form the different Talukas of the Dahod District through the Gram Sevak.

After examination of 4 lS|P 5P VZHL G\P55)qZ_Z# the above said application, only 2719 farmers were found as correct beneficiary of the scheme and 32,717 applications were found bogus.

Out of them 1191 persons were paid Rs. e paid Rs.

2000/- each which comes to Rs.23,82,000/- and they were wrongly benefited persons.

However they were not entitled to claim the amount under the said scheme.

As per the chargesheet filed by the investigation agency charged under sections 406, 420 and 120B of IPC as well as under section 66(d) of IT Act is levelled.

Further it appears from the chargesheet papers that the applicant was working as Districrt Level Entrepreneur DLE – District Panchayat and because of his position he had wrongfully got the digital user ID, by which he directly submit an application, by passing one stage of verification at the Taluka level.

As per the affidavit filed by the Investigating officer, during the course of investigation it was revealed that by miusing the 3 master digital user ID applicant had created bogus 78 user ID and the same were given to the other accused persons by which various applications were submitted, approved and ultimately those persons have successful in getting the financial gain under the scheme of PRADHANMANTRI KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI YOJNA.

It appears that all such bogus ID’s had been utilised and created by using the master key by the applicant.

The list of bogus user ID revealed from NIC is enclosed at Annexure R1.

In the chargesheet, applicant is shown as accused no.

1.

Primafacie, it appears that the applicant has played master role in the entire offence, by using user ID, submitting and providing to the other accused persons from which bogus applications were processed.

As per the report of In-charge Deputy Police Commissioner, Dahod dated 27-09-2021, total 17,358 persons had applied for getting any benefit of the scheme through online.

However, they were not entitled to claim for getting any benefit under the scheme and 16,553 persons got amount of Rs.

2,000/- deposited in their account by way of three installments.

Total amount of misappropriation comes to Rs.9,06,24,000/-.

As per the report, present applicant has received an amount of Rs. unt of Rs.7,70,000/- from the respective applicants with the connivance of other accused persons.

5 lS|P 5P VZHL G\P55)qZ_Z# The bonafide shown by the present applicant by way of depositing an amount of Rs.7,70,000/- before the District and Sessions court Dahod, cannot be considered by this court.

Considering the involvement of the present applicant in the serious offecne of cheating and criminal breach of trust, the basic requirement to bring home the accusations under section of 405 of the code i.e. entrustment and dishonest intention actuated by the applicant and misappropriated it or converted it to his own use to the detriment of the persons who entrusted are established.

Prima facie it is proved at this stage the dishonest intentions from the very beginning of the said offence.

Considering the involvement in the offence and active participation and role played by him in commission of the offence, this court is of the considered view that the prayer made by the present applicant cannot be considered.” & p5ZGF ;\HF[UF[DF\ VF HFDLG VZHL D\H]Z SZJF DF8[G]\ SF[.

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