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Ponda gold theft case: Anticipatory bail to duo denied

Panaji: A North Goa court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a 19-year-old and his father, who are accused of purchasing stolen gold from a minor in connection with a theft case that occurred in Ponda in Jan. The court said there was direct material implicating them as receivers of the stolen property and directed them to cooperate with the investigation of Ponda police. 'Merely reporting to the police station without disclosing the whereabouts of the stolen gold will not suffice,' the court held. The 19-year-old student seeking anticipatory bail told the court that he just passed Class XII and is in the process of pursuing further studies. He argued that if arrested, it would cast a stigma on his career, ruin his prospects, and tarnish his image. He said that he was reporting to the police station when called; however, the police alleged that he was not revealing what he had done with the stolen gold. Gold weighing 45g, worth Rs 2.7 lakh, was stolen from Ponda in Jan, and a minor admitted in his statement that he sold a part of the stolen gold to the 19-year-old for Rs 6 lakh in cash. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Advocate Shashant Naik, representing the student, argued that it was unlikely he would have paid the child 6 lakh for 45g of gold when the value of the entire stolen property was Rs 2.7 lakh. Investigations revealed that some gold ornaments were melted while others were sold to another jeweller. 'It is well-settled that a more meaningful and qualitative investigation can be achieved by the custodial interrogation of an accused, rather than when the accused is protected by an order of pre-arrest bail,' stated Bosco G F Roberts, an additional sessions judge.