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| DB rejects bail of cop involved in killing his three colleagues | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 29: A division bench of High Court comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul has rejected the bail application of CRPF cop Sanjay Kumar Sai who killed his three colleagues.
The police case reads that on December 24, 2011 the accused fired several gunshots with his INSAS service riffle during late hours in MT Barrack Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of 18 battalion at Kulgam and in the incident several policemen were seriously injured. Among them three succumbed and a limb of the fourth cop was amputated. Police had registered a case bearing FIR No 271/2011 in police station Kulgam.
On June 30, 2020, the Principal Sessions Judge awarded life imprisonment. The division bench observed that the allegation, and the finding of the trial court as well, is that applicant by using his official weapon has caused death of his three colleagues and injury to others. The conduct of the applicant/appellant is grave, which is not expected from a member of a disciplined force. The ground that applicant has served about 10 years in jail and is to be released on bail, would not be appropriate in this case, where a person entrusted with the security of the nation uses his official weapon for committing a crime.
It is pertinent to mention here that the trial court on appreciation of evidence has convicted the applicant/accused for the offence punishable under Section 302 RPC. The DB said that as has been said by the Supreme Court, once the accused is convicted by the trial court there shall not be any presumption of innocence thereafter. With these observations Division Bench rejected the bail application. |
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