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EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 8 (JNF): CJM Reasi Amarjeet Singh Langeh rejected the bail applications of Kuldeep Kumar S/o Kartar Chand, Sonu Kumar S/o Kartar Chand, Aryan Sharma S/o Ravinder Kumar, Reyaz Ahmed S/o Abdul Rashid and Sanjay Kumar S/o Lal Singh, all residents of Tehsil Arnas, District Reasi in an extortion case.
According to the police case that one Amardeep Singh S/o Dev Singh, caste Sikh resident of Flat No. 201-A J.V.I. Sector No. 125 Mohali Chandigarh A/P General Manager, Kapcon Company -Crusher Plant Garhi Thakrakote District Reasi is a complainant in FIR No. 85/2020 for offences under sections 458, 385, 147, 148 of IPC and 4/25 of Arms Act. He lodged complaint on 30.09.2020 with respondent police station complaining therein that on intervening night of 29/30 of September 2020 at 12:30 AM, some local goons namely Aryan Sharma, Reyaz Ahmed @ Kaka, Sanjay Kumar, Lal Singh, Sonu, Kuldeep Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Raju and Danesh barged into the premises of his office at Pholaprie Garie District Reasi and tried to extort from him an amount of Rs 1.5 lacs, an amount which culprits supra demanded from him. It was further alleged in the complaint that Danesh S/o Ashok Kumar and Reyaz Ahmed alias Kaka S/o Abdul Rashid put Tokas on his neck while as petitioner Aryan Sharma S/o Ravinder Sharma put air gun on his forehead so as to put him in fear designed at extorting aforesaid money from him. According to complainant, he saved his life only by assuring accused that he would concede their demand in the morning because at that time he has no money with him.
CJM Reasi Amarjeet Singh Langeh after hearing both the sides observed that investigation carried out until now would ostensibly demonstrate that driven by ambition to exact extortion money from complainant who happens to be Manager of Kapcon Company, petitioners and absconding co-accused as named hereinabove barged into the premises of complainant, put him in fear of imminent hurt/ assault by placing Air Gun on his forehead and two Tokas on his neck as narrated in the initial complaint. These measures seem to have been employed by petitioners and absconding co-accused to extract extortion money to the tune of Rs 1.5 lacs from complainant under the awe and fear of show and threatened use of arms. This all is said to have happened during night hours. There thus is a prima facie evidence of involvement of petitioners along with absconding co-accused in the commission of offence of lurking house trespass or house breaking by night after preparation made for causing hurt etc. which carries punishment of imprisonment up to 14 years and fine. Likewise, there is also credible prima facie evidence regarding involvement of petitioners along with absconding co-accused in the commission of offences under the Indian Penal Code as outlined in the police report besides the offence under section 4/25 of Arms Act which too is non-bailable in nature.
Court further observed that having regard to the gravity of the allegations, character of evidence collected thus far, punishment which non-bailable offences involved in the FIR carry and above all impact of occurrence in question on public at large, I am of the considered opinion that no case for grant of bail is made out by petitioners at this stage. This application therefore has no merit and is accordingly dismissed as such. JNF |
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