NAGARATHNA, J.
Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that on 30.10.1993,
M/s Darshak Trading Company, respondent No.6 herein, obtained
a cash-credit facility for withdrawal of Rs.4,00,000/- (Rupees Four
Lakhs Only) as a loan from Bhagyalakshmi Co-Operative Bank Ltd.,
the appellant herein. Mercantile goods belonging to respondent
No.6 were hypothecated to the appellant. Respondent Nos.1 and 2
herein, stood as guarantors/sureties for the said loan obtained by
respondent No.6 and executed contracts of guarantee in favour of
the appellant. It is the case of the appellant that respondent No.6
in connivance with some officers employed by the appellant
withdrew amounts far in excess of the Rs.4,00,000/- (Rupees Four
Lakhs Only) that had been sanctioned.