 Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 10: Special Judge CBI Jammu Bala Jyoti today rejected the bail application of Patwari and his associate, Chowkidar, in the Halqa Nanga panchayat in Samba district who were arrested by CBI in a bribe case.
According to the CBI, a case has been registered against the accused, Patwari, based on a complaint. It was alleged that the accused Varun Choudhary Patwari demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant for issuing Girdawari land owned by him.
The CBI laid a trap and during the trap proceedings, the accused asked the complainant to hand over the bribe amount to his associate, a Chowkidar Dayal Chand, Halqa Nanga, District Samba (J&K). Both the accused were apprehended during the transaction of a bribe of Rs 9,000,” according to an official release.
Special Judge CBI Jam Special Judge CBI Jammu Bala Jyoti after hearing both the sides rejected the bail applications and observed that the applicant is accused of serious corrupt practice who was caught by the CBI, ACB Jammu red handed in a trap laid down on the basis of the complaint.
Investigation is still at its infancy and many more skeletons are likely to tumble , besides as per I.O, many material witnesses are yet to be examined including complainant, hence to my mind it is premature to admit the accused/applicant to bail at this stage. | 