The Bombay High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Uttar Pradesh minister Harinarayan Bhagirathi Rajbhar, who has been accused of misusing government letterheads, issuing fake job appointment letters and ID cards, and using the central government’s emblem in a case of cheating.Rajbhar, who was elected as MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghosi, on a BJP ticket in 2014 and has served as a two-time MLA and minister in the state government, approached the court last month seeking anticipatory bail.advertisementThe case was filed by Devendra Singh, who runs an NGO named Ashray, in Thane. A total of five people are accused in the case.According to the complaint, Rajbhar allegedly prepared a fake appointment letter dated September 9, 2020, naming Singh as Chairman of MSME, Maharashtra, and asked him to join within 25 to 30 days. Singh said the letter used a government letterhead bearing the emblem of India, and a fake ID card with Rajbhar’s signature and the government emblem was issued. Singh said he realised the fraud after meeting another victim, Dr Aditya Patakrao, who had also received a fake appointment letter and ID card. Patakrao filed a separate FIR.Rajbhar’s lawyer KH Giri argued that no money was exchanged and claimed that Rajbhar, who studied only till Class 2 in a vernacular medium, had limited knowledge of English and was unaware of the misuse. Giri said Rajbhar was made working chairman of a company called MSME Export Promotion Council and resigned once he discovered the misuse of his letterhead.advertisementHowever, Additional Public Prosecutor Rutuja A Ambekar and Singh’s lawyer Prashant Pandey opposed the plea, stating the appointment letter bore Rajbhar’s signature. They added that the Ministry of MSME had issued an alert on December 19, 2020, warning the public against unauthorised activities by the MSME Export Promotion Council, which had been sending media messages about such fake appointments.Ambekar further informed the court that at least 11 victims had approached the police with similar complaints, and that two more FIRs have been registered against Rajbhar—one in Rohtak, Haryana, and another in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra.Justice Rajesh Patil, after examining the documents, noted that the appointment orders used government emblems and appeared to be official. He observed that Rajbhar was seen presenting a bouquet to Singh in photographs and that 11 appointment letters signed by Rajbhar for the post of MSME Chairman in various states had been found.The court rejected Rajbhar’s claim that he resigned after discovering the misuse, stating he had not filed any complaint against those allegedly misusing his letterhead. 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Anticipatory bail requested by the former BJP MP, accused of misusing government letterheads, has been rejected.
