P Nagarajan is alleged to have deceived S Bala Krishnan into believing that he could help the complainant to avoid arrest by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in its probe into a case involving the alleged embezzlement of funds from a government-linked company, Skills Development Fund Corporation.

Bala Krishnan is said to have given the accused RM67,000 via cheques and through interbank ATM transfers into the account of law firm Messrs Nagarajan Peri & Co on four occasions.

Nagarajan, 52, allegedly committed the offences at several banks and parking lots in Kajang between September and November last year.

The charges under Section 420 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to 10 years, whipping and a fine, if convicted.

MACC deputy public prosecutor Zander Lim Wai Keong proposed RM50,000 bail while defence counsel R Vikram pleaded for RM20,000, stating his client’s legal firm was not doing well as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sessions Court judge Rozilah Salleh then fixed RM50,000 bail with one surety and ordered Nagarajan to surrender his passport to the court until the disposal of the case.

Rozilah fixed Jan 22 for the case to be mentioned.