1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant is the second accused (hereinafter referred to as ‘A2’) in CC No. 48 of 2011 (RC 27(A) / 2004) in the Court of the Special Judge (SPE / CBI), Thiruvananthapuram. He is aggrieved by the refusal dated 25/06/2013 of the High Court of Kerala to quash the aforesaid criminal proceeding lodged by the respondent - Central Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter for short ‘CBI’).

3. The allegations made against the accused - appellant in the FIR dated 30/11/2004 are to the effect that the accused - appellant alongwith one T. K. Rajeev Kumar (A1), Branch Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, Killippalam Branch, Trivandrum and C. Sivaramakrishna Pillai (A3) (since deceased) had entered into a criminal conspiracy to obtain undue pecuniary advantage for themselves. Specifically, it was alleged that in furtherance of the aforesaid criminal conspiracy the accused - appellant dishonestly applied for a car loan of Rs.5 lakhs and open