Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 23: Additional Sessions Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu Ritesh Kumar Dubey has rejected the pre-arrest bail application of Arish Parvez Patwari Halqa Gangyal who was absconding from May 10, 2022 in trap case.
Harmeet Singh lodged a complaint in ACB P/S Central Jammu that his brother-in-law Dewan Singh applied for the issuance of Fard Intikhab on 12-04-2022, for sale of land 6.6 marlas in khasra No.l50-min situated at Dashmesh Nagar Gangyal Jammu, but the patwari Halqa Gangyal did not provide the same despite fulfilling all the formalities. He was following the same before the patwari concerned as his brother-in-law resided at Akhnoor.
He visited Halqa Patwari concerned, a number of times, and requested him to issue the Fard Intikhab. But instead of issuing the fard, the Patwari Halqa demanded Rs. 35,000 directly from him. Also, his tout Jatin called him number of times to pay the bribe money, if he wanted the fard. The amount was negotiated at Rs.15, 000 as advance payment for which he had been called by Jatin.
A pre-trap verification was conducted by Inspector Sangeeta Salathia who submitted the report with the recommendation for registration of the formal case u/s 7 of PC Act 1988 and section 120-B RPC. Accordingly, FIR No.05/2020 was registered at P/S ACB Central, J&K Jammu on 10-05-2022 against the Patwari and his tout and a trap team, headed by DYSP Sagar Singh as TLO/IO, was constituted by SP P/S Central.
The ACB trap team laid a successful trap after completing the pre trap formalities, and caught the accused tout red handed while demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs.15, 000 from the complainant, whereas patwari managed to flee from the spot i.e Panchyat Ghar Babliana, office of the Patwari concerned.
The Court observed that in the present case, the circumstances are as serious and grave as that the applicant was present on the spot, and was not like the accused in the above referred case who was not present on the spot, and was alleged to have just referred the complainant to the JE. Also the applicant in this case is the person who the present case, the circumstances are as serious and grave as that the applicant was present on the spot, and was not like the accused in the above referred case who was not present on the spot, and was alleged to have just referred the complainant to the JE. The court observed that there is no merit in this application and dismissed the application. |
