This petition is filed by the 9th accused for anticipatory bail.

Facts briefly:

2. According to prosecution, huge amount of money, running to crores was misappropriated by several persons from government exchequer, by using certain forged documents. The crime was detected when the first accused was arrested and interrogated by the Sub Inspector of Police. He allegedly created fake bills purported to be issued to several persons for the purchase of bitumen (tar) from the Bharath Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL, for short) and Indian Oil Corporation (`IOC, for short). Those persons include government contractors, engineers, office bearers of District Panchayath, Grama Panchayath etc. Such bills were presented by several persons and to claim huge amount of money from the government and the money was paid also.

3. The petitioner is one of such government contractors, who was in possession of such forged bills created by the first accused and knowing the same to be forged and intending that the same shall be fraudulently or dishonestly used as genuine. He made a claim for more than Rs.11 lakhs from the government, on the strength of such forged bills created and supplied by f