Nagpur : In a twist that upended the prosecution’s narrative in the Ambazari government job scam, the Additional Sessions Court (DJ9), Nagpur, granted anticipatory bail to Naresh Namdev Bodhe after the defence argued he was not a conspirator but another victim of the fraud.
Adv. Munish R. Perke, Adv. Sayyad Shoaib Ali, Adv. Sanjana Raut and interns Mr. Hemank Gadhiya and Mr. Kartik Thakur from The Aegis Law Group delivered a detailed argument, taking apart the claim that Bodhe was guilty simply because scam money moved through his bank account.
The defence highlighted that there was no evidence — not even a whisper — of Bodhe contacting, meeting, inducing, or misleading the informant. They stressed that the deposit alone did not prove intent or involvement. They further pointed out that Bodhe himself had received a fake appointment letter, suggesting that the scammers had used his identity and bank details just as they did with other victims.
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The prosecution insisted he was a beneficiary, but the defence countered sharply: suspicion cannot replace proof. The presence of money in an account is not participation in crime.
The court accepted the reasoning.
The judge observed that except for the deposits, nothing in the case diary suggested Bodhe played a role in fraud. The main accused, impersonating an IAS officer, had manipulated several people, and no material connected Bodhe to the inducement or execution of the scam. His clean record, stable job, and full cooperation with investigators strengthened his claim of innocence.
The court granted anticipatory bail with conditions, acknowledging that arrest was unjustified in the absence of evidence.
This order reinforces the argument that Bodhe may have been dragged into the scam rather than being part of it. The bigger question now looms large: if he wasn’t the mastermind, who was? The road to trial promises to be turbulent.
