Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 5: Archana Charak, Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Reasi has dismissed the bail application of Ajeet Kumar, Assistant Treasury Officer Dharmari in Treasury fraud case.
As per the police report, District Treasury Officer, Reasi produced a written letter along with an enquiry report regarding financial irregularity in Treasury Office Dharmari. The complainant inspected the Treasury and after scrutinizing the record found that fraudulent payment has been made from Treasury Office Dharmari to the accounts of beneficiary namely Ali Hussain Shah, MTS on various occasions.
Upon enquiry complainant noticed that a fraudulent payment of Rs 9,98,887 has been made against which there was no voucher available. Upon scrutiny it was found that the payment was made through separate file in addition to the main payment file.
Further Treasury Officer, Dharmari while authorizing the MTS Official to book the daily liability of Treasury or make payment on his behalf did not cross check the figures against actual vouchers and also forwarding the monthly accounts to the office of Accountant General as a result of which the official managed to do the things in his own way.
Upon this complaint, FIR No. 19/2024 was registered at PS Arnas. Further investigation of the case has been transferred from District Police Reasi to EOW Crime Branch Jammu and Special Investigation Team has been constituted for conduct of the investigation into the matter.
Additional Public Prosecutor, Ashwani Kumar appeared on behalf of of UT of J&K and argued that accused/applicant was working as ATO Sub-Treasury Dharmari and co-accused Ali Hussain Shah, MTS was working under his command and control.
On 04-03-2024 ATO prepared and signed bills for payment and directed co-accused Ali Hussain Shah to write his personal bond account. ATO premised him to give a share in the same.
“Investigation of the case would get adversely affected if the applicant is admitted to bail as the record with regard to actual loss occurred to treasury is still awaited”, he said, adding the Treasury Officer while working as then Sub-Treasury Officer has prepared forged manual bills and vouchers along with co-accused while manipulating the treasury system ultimately resulted in a substantiate loss to the Govt exchequer by transferring a huge amount more than Rs 1 crore hence submitted for rejection of bail of Treasury Officer.
Keeping in mind the nature of acquisition, magnitude and gravity of offence and nature of evidence in support of acquisition, the court said, “Treasury Officer is engaged in financial scam and alleged amount of more than Rs 1 crore was transferred in the bank account of co-accused amounting to massive loss of public funds affecting large number of individuals therefore, present bail application of the accused stands dismissed”.
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