Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 6: Chief Judicial Magistrate Kathua A. S. Langeh rejected bail application of a doctor who is allegedly involved in a criminal conspiracy to eliminate her husband in cahoots with seven other accused.
According to police case on January 19, 2018 husband of petitioner namely Naresh Kumar R/o Krishna Colony Kathua while he was returning on scooty from the Ultrasound Centre of petitioner along with his domestic help, he was assaulted by six to seven persons who were armed with tokas and lathies. They made a murderous assault on him causing multiple injuries on his head and other parts of body. When hue and cry was raised, some persons came on spot and assailants fled leaving motor cycle bearing registration no.PB06AC-9496 on spot. Subsequently FIR No. 32 of 2018 for offences under Sections 307, 341, 147, 148 of RPC and Section 4/25 Arms Act was registered and investigation began.
During investigation, four accused including petitioner who is wife of injured were arrested and it revealed that because of strained relations with her husband, petitioner Dr. Nisha asked accused Joginder alias Happy who is an employee in her Ultrasound Centre to do away with her husband. Subsequently, a criminal conspiracy was hatched which was allegedly masterminded by petitioner to eliminate her husband.
While rejecting the bail application Court observed that “evidence gathered and material obtained during investigation reflects that petitioner devised a plot to eliminate her husband in cahoots with seven co-accused one of whom is stated to have acted as her surrogate who has also faced a trial for offence under Section 307 of RPC earlier also and four co-accused are still at large. No matter howsoever extreme and sour matrimonial dis-harmony may be, one partner cannot furtively devise plan in cahoots with alleged contract killers to try elimination of other partner “observed the court.
“Release on bail of petitioner at this stage will also have the propensity to embolden the likes of accused and a despicably, wrong message would go to general public at large, more particularly when four co-accused are yet to be arrested” noted the court. With these observations court rejected the bail application. State was represented by CPO Vikrant Sharma and Sr.P.O. Manmohit Sharma.
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