Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 11: Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Jammu O P Bhagat has rejected the pre-arrest bail application of the then SHO Vijaypur namely Ali Imran, ASI Rattan Paul and Head Constable Kewal Chand involved in corruption case.
According to the Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) case, Inspector Ali Imran, ASI Rattan paul and HC Kewal Chand in furtherance of criminal conspiracy among themselves dishonestly and by abuse of their official position accepted bribe of Rs 1.50 lakh for hushing up case of rape on a minor girl.
The acts of omission and commission on part of accused public servants disclosed commission of offence punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act. Accordingly, FIR No.06/2023 was registered in P/S ACB Jammu against and investigation of the case was entrusted to DySP Dedar Singh.
After hearing Advocate Pawan Khajuria for the applicants whereas APP Anoop Kumar for the ACB, Additional Sessions Judge observed, “the investigation of the case is at initial stage and detail/relevant documents are required to be obtained/seized from concerned departments and statements of material witnesses acquainted with the facts and circumstance of the case are required to be recorded”.
“In case the accused persons are granted bail, there is every apprehension that the applicants/accused will tamper with the evidence and influence the prosecution witnesses”, the court said, adding “the applicants-accused are not entitled to the grant of anticipatory bail as prayed for by them because grant of bail to the accused would shatter the confidence of public in general and it would adversely affect the ongoing investigation”.
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