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| Court grants default bail to militant | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 26: A Special Court today granted default bail to a suspected militant as police failed to file challan within 180 days.
Special Court granted bail to Mohd Ashraf, son of Ghulam Din of Khour Lar Tehsil Mahore Distt Reasi A/P Peer Bagh Colony Sunjwan Jammu who was arrested by the police in December 2020 from whom grenades were recovered.
According to the police that they had arrested militant identified as Mohammad Ashraf son of Ghulam Din, a resident of village Lar in Mahore tehsil of Reasi district, on National Highway By-Pass on outskirts of Jammu city, who was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, and recovered two grenades from his possession.
A case against him under FIR No. 95 and Section 2/5 Explosive Substances Act and 18,38,39 UAPA has been registered at Bagh-e-Bahu police station against the militant where his sustained interrogation is on to ascertain identity of his handlers including the militants who had depute him here with grenades for terror activities.
Court observed the accused remained in custody (police as well as judicial ) for 180 days which expires today, and the chargesheet in the present case has not yet been presented before this court, therefore, the period of investigation can, in no manner, be extended beyond 180 days. Consequently thereof, the judicial remand of the accused can also not be granted as prayed by the Investigating Officer and the further custody of the aforesaid accused cannot be extended.
Therefore, this absolute right of the accused under section 167 CrPC can in no circumstance be deny to him ordered that the accused Mohd Ashraf be released on bail subject to furnishing of surety bond as well as personal bonds to the tune of Rs 50,000 each, provided he is not involved in any other case/FIR. The accused is directed to refrain himself from indulging into the same like office during the bail period. He shall not approach any of the prosecution witnesses for the purpose of winning them over. He shall also not leave the territorial limits of the UT of J&K without prior written permission of this court. (JNF) |
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