Madras High Court rejects the bail plea of fake lawyer
The Madras High Court recently rejected the bail plea of a man who defrauded a client by misrepresenting himself as a lawyer and later used casteist slurs against the client. Justice KK Ramakrishnan dismissed the appeal filed by a man named Rajasekharan against his conviction by a special court, and affirmed that the denial of bail was in the best interest of the society.
According to the details of the case, Rajasekharan had pretended to be a lawyer and a press reporter to the complainant, and promised to resolve the client’s land dispute case within two months. Rajasekaran also accepted payment of Rs. Rs 3 lakh as lawyer’s fees. However, Rajasekharan failed to appear in court, resulting in an ex parte judgment against the client.
The complainant informed the court that when she demanded a refund, Rajasekharan resorted to criminal intimidation by using the complainant’s caste name, which caused her considerable mental distress, which subsequently required medical treatment. As a result, the complainant lodged a police complaint under the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.
Rajasekharan denied the allegations made in the First Information Report (FIR) and previous cases and claimed that he had surrendered before the authorities and had already spent about 50 days in jail. As a result, he requested bail.
