Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 20: Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Shahzad Azeem today rejected the bail application of 38 persons involved in group clash.
After hearing APP Abdul Hafiz appearing for the State whereas battery of lawyers appearing for the accused, the court observed, “benevolence of Section 497-A CrPC is only contemplated to save the peace loving citizens from being maligned and it cannot be pressed into service for protecting the people who allegedly found to have indulged brazenly in commission of offence, by use of fire arms, tokas and rods, in broad day light in horrifying manner keeping in view the stage of investigation and, particularly the recoveries, which are yet to be effected”.
“The benefit of Section 497-A CrPC cannot be extended to the applicants being fraught with danger of being hampering the fair investigation”, the court said while rejecting the bail applications.
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