Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 23: Crime Branch (CB) Jammu gets anticipatory bail applications of accused involvement in managing fake PRC for claiming the residential status of Jammu and Kashmir dismissed.
According to official spokesman, Crime Branch Jammu contested anticipatory bail application of accused Manjeet Singh of Jalandhar Punjab and got the bail dismissed after convincing the Court of 3rd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu on merits of the case registered under FIR Number 21/2003 under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 RPC at Police Station Crime Branch Jammu.
“The case was registered in 2003 against Manjeet Singh for his involvement in managing a fake Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) for claiming the residential status of Jammu and Kashmir. The charges against the accused were proved and subsequently charge-sheet was produced in the Court of CJM Jammu in September 2006. However, during the trial of the case, presence of the accused was sought by the Court but the accused did not appear before the Court which led to adjournment of the Court”, the spokesman said.
“The accused kept on evading his presence before the Court. Consequently proceedings under Section 512 CrPC were initiated against the accused for affecting his arrest. The accused remained at large and kept constantly evading his arrest by changing his locations frequently. However, Crime Branch Jammu kept on constantly chasing and raiding his hideouts”, the spokesman informed.
Sensing his arrest, the accused moved application for his anticipatory bail before the Court of 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu. On this CB-Jammu vigorously contested against his bail application in the Court of law and after putting arguments on merits of the case before the Court, the Court observed that the provision of anticipatory bail under Section 497-C J&K CrPC is meant for those innocent persons who have been wrongly roped in a false and frivolous case and protection of law is required to be provided to them. The provision is not meant for the persons who have no respect of law and they have themselves chosen to remain away from the clutches of law for their own facilitation.
For this reason the bail application was dismissed and the same was consigned to records after its due compilation. The general warrant for arrest under Section 512 CrPC issued by the Court shall remain effective till its execution, the spokesman added.
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