High Court grants bail to Tehsildar, DySP held in graft cases

TNN Bureau. Updated: 12/3/2022 11:36:14 AM

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday granted bail to a Revenue official and then Deputy Superintended of Crime Branch, who were arrested in separate graft cases.

As per reports, Justice Rahul Bharti of J&K and Ladakh High Court while hearing two different bail applications of Rohit Sharma then Tehsildar Bahu and Varinder Singh then DySP Crime Branch who were caught red-handed by the Anticorruption Bureau while accepting bribe money.
Justice Bharti directed that petitioners are held entitled to be released on bail subject to furnishing of bonds, personal as well as surety, to the amount of One Lac each to be furnished to the Investigating Officers.

Justice Bharti while granting bail to Tehsildar, observed that it seems that even the ACB is conscious of the fact that the custody of the petitioner in reference to FIR might not enjoy any further extension from the court of law and, as such in order to lend a more serious note to the case, the respondent in its fresh objections have come forward with the plea that the petitioner is also under enquiry for disproportionate assets. Court further observed that a successful prosecution of a criminal case is based upon quality of police investigation and not by length of continuing custody of a suspect or an accused during the course of investigation. Just by sound effects of expressions that the bail granted will jeopardize/undermine investigation may not suffice to deny bail to an accused under custody at the hands of the Police.

Justice Bharti while granting bail to DYSP, observed that the FIR relates to the trap case for demand and acceptance of bribe which is carried out in the presence of police officials of the anti corruption as well as the public servants solicited as shadow and independent witnesses, the investigation of the case is not supposed to last long for asking continuing custody of the petitioner. In view of this, this Court sees no reason to deny bail to the petitioner in the present case.

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