Claim in Job Racket case
Praveen
(Querist) 29 October 2018
This query is : Resolved
Hi
I am Praveen, aged 30. My query is about the possibility of claim in a job racket case. In Chennai, by 2017, July, a known person of mine(A1), a job racketeer saying Human Rights officer(A2) and his boss saying Joint Director(A3) approached me and seduced for direct recruitment in a department of central government. They have taken me along with others to the concerned office to meet the chief director for confirmation, but we dint meet anyone and later offered me a copy of appointment order and said the original order will be dispatched through post and charged Rs. 4.5 lakhs!
After few days, I come to know the copy was fake and no such recruitment is there by enquiring with the concerned director! When asked for the return of money, the A2 gave me a cheque of Rs. 4.5 lakhs which is bounced and another victim received a cheque of Rs. 6.4 lakhs from A1 which is also bounced! We both filed police complaint together, fir registered and A1 and A2 were remanded, A3 absconded! In this complaint, the other victim who gave Rs. 6.4 lakhs is the main complainant and myself was added as only a victim, not even a complainant! Both A1 and A2 received bail after about 1.5 month by paying, A1 Rs. 3 lakhs and A2 Rs. 2 lakhs!
In the bail hearing of A2, the judge asked to pay 2 lakhs for bail and ordered to settle that amount for two of us each 1 lakh and we received after a month! For A1, the judge asked to pay Rs. 3 lakhs, but not ordered to settle the amount for us!
Later, A3 also arrested in another Police Station for another cheating and he was remanded and bailed! We dont know about A3 that when he was arrested, bailed, or how much money he paid! After some days, the inspector asked for the cheque given by A2 to me and A1 to main complainant, we gave him and he said chargesheet has been filed, you will get call from the court, it happened about six months back, we dint receive any calls from court till now!
Now my questions are, 1. A1 has paid 3 lakhs, do we have rights to claim that money? Our advocate keeps saying some reasons like judge is transferred, the case not reached for hearing since A1 paid, although he is a good lawyer but there is no result or no satisfying explanation and saying am following, possibilities are there to claim. 2. Chargesheet filed, I don't have any idea about this, request explanation. 3. How we can find A3 has paid some money for our case, if he have paid, shall we claim that? 4. Do I want to change my lawyer, if so any NOC needed from the current lawyer?
All accused are free now, we lost our money, out of 10.9 lakhs, we have received only 2 lakhs. All these happened about 1.4 year back and there is no improvement in this case till today! Kindly experts, suggest me what can I do to get my money back! Thanks in advance!
Dr J C Vashista
(Expert) 29 October 2018
You should approach your lawyer for filing status report, the situation shall emerge on surface.
If you have original cheques you can file a complaint case either under the provisions of Negotiable Instruments Act or suit for recovery besides on-going case for cheating/forgery (as stated by you).
Praveen
(Querist) 30 October 2018
Thank you Dr JC Vashista, the original cheque has been collected by the inspector for filing chargesheet, at present it is with him! How can I proceed further?
