Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 19: The State High Court has dismissed a petition for bail by a CRPF personnel accused of killing three fellow colleagues at a camp in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on 24 December 2011.
A case (FIR No. 271/2011) was registered and accused (applicant), Sanjay Kumar Rai arrested after four CRPF personnel were fired upon in 18 battalion CRPF Camp on 24th of December 2011 at 22:20 hours in the barrack when they were sleeping, as a consequence of which three of them were killed while as the fourth one sustained serious injuries.
The court after hearing both sides ruled, "In a case of murder, public policy and the general state of crime of such nature, should be the consideration which should weigh with the Court while considering an application for bail," and rejected the application.
The court also directed the trial court to conclude the trial without any unnecessary delay and within a period of six weeks on day to day basis avoiding unnecessary adjournments. "The learned trial Court shall not get swayed by any observations made hereinbefore, but shall decide the matter on its own
Merit," the court added. |
