Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 31: State High Court rejected the bail application of Ghulam Jeelan Gatoo alleged to be stone pelter.
According to the police case that 02.02.2018, the police authorities of police station, Shopian, received an information from a reasonable sources to the effect that in view of a call given by the activists of the Hurriyat Conference (JKLF Group), the accused Ghulam Jeelani Gatoo S/o Ab. Aziz Gatoo and Faisal Amin Mir @ Chota Geelani S/o Mohd Amin Mir Ro Bonne Bazaar, Shopian and Arsalaan Bashir S/o Bashir Ahmad R/o Bonne Bazaar, Shopian, etc. assembled after Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid, Shopian, in the center of the road. They raised antinational slogans against the Union of India. They instigated the people who assembled there as a consequence of which they pelted stones upon the security personnel deployed there. They violated the restrictions that were imposed by the District Magistrate, Shopian in exercise of his powers under Section 144 Cr. PC. The stones were pelted with intention to kill the police/security forces besides causing damage to the government property. The respondent has further stated that the offence under Section 16 of the Act of 1967, is triable by the Special Court only.
While rejecting bail application, Justice MK Hanjura observed that Single Bench of the High Court does not have the jurisdiction to decide and determine an application for grant of bail, wherein the provisions of Unlawful Activities are invoked and the Special Court has passed an order in the application. The order holds that such an order can be appealed against before a Division Bench , as a corollary to which, this application is dismissed with the liberty to the applicant to work out his remedy before the proper forum. |
