Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 11: Special Judge Anticorruption Kashmir RN Wattal has rejected the J&K Bank’s plea regarding release of files seized by Anti Corruption Bureau in a raid conducted on June 8, 2019 in connection with the case registered under FIR No.10/2019.
In the application filed by Jammu and Kashmir Bank through its Executive Law Peerzada Umer Amin, it has been submitted that Anti-Corruption Bureau during a raid in the office of Asif Raja, the Senior Executive Recruitment seized a number of files.
“Some of the files pertain to various processes undertaken by the bank while as other files relate to bank employees compassionate cases and personal files of left out candidates who were appointed as Banking Associates (Contractual) in the month of October 2018”, Executive Law submitted before the court, adding “these files do not pertain to the recruitment of BAT and ABAs which are under investigation”.
However, Special Judge Anticorruption observed, “the investigation of the case is in its culminating stage and the files that are sought to be released are proximately related to the case and are required by the investigating agencies for logical conclusion of the case”.
“The release of these files at this stage would defeat the very purport of the investigation. Moreover, the FIR pertains to illegal appointment scam and exchange of huge amount is alleged to have been misappropriated in the Jammu and Kashmir Bank. The case is very sensitive in its nature, has assumed public importance and involvement of big fishes in the case is still under investigation”, the court further observed, adding “the stage is not ripe for the release and it would not be appropriate to invoke the jurisdiction vested in court for releasing the files seized by ACB”.
Court further observed, “the stage of moving the instant application is premature and cannot be considered in light of sensitivity of the case and stage of investigation”.
With these observations, the application being devoid of any merit or substance was dismissed.
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