Court rejects bail application of cop

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 20: Principal Sessions Judge Kathua, M K Hanjura today rejected the bail application of Incharge Malkhana namely Bansi Lal Parihar, son of Chuni Lal, resident of Bagli Gandoh, who misappropriated charas from Malkhana and sold to the people.
According to the police case, on October 20, 2012 SHO Police Station Kathua learnt from a reliable source that the accused/petitioner in his capacity as Incharge Malkhana Kathua, clandestinely removed contrabands from the Malkhana and sold the same to people. It was also learnt that the petitioner had hidden a large number of charas in his house.
On this information, police searched the house of petitioner in the presence of Magistrate and DySP Headquarters and charas was recovered from his house. Accordingly, he was arrested.
After hearing Advocate Y C Katoch for the accused/petitioner and Public Prosecutor Ravi Gupta for the State, Principal Sessions Judge Kathua M K Hanjura observed, “the accused/petitioner is a belt man and he is protector of the life and limb of the citizens of the State. Under colour of his office he is to safeguard the people from any evil onslaught”, adding “the investigation in the case is still going on and his release at this stage is pre-mature”.
With these observations, the Court rejected the bail application.