*Rs 20,000 cost imposed
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 25: Special Judge Anti-corruption Baramulla Amarjeet Singh Langeh today rejected the pre-arrest bail application of Mohammad Shafi Rather Class IV employee in Disproportionate Assets case.
After hearing both the sides, the court observed, “in the instant anticipatory bail application petitioner has mentioned that he has not approached any other court. However, he has concealed the factum of pendency of anticipatory bail application before High Court which is said to have been listed for 17.03.2025”.
“Curiously enough, counsel for petitioner in presence of petitioner today files copy of application wherein he seeks withdrawal of anticipatory bail application before High Court and has thus only added another dimension to the act of petitioner instead of taking sensible purging measures”, the court said.
“It needs no reiteration that suppression of truth is equivalent to the expression of falsehood and that concealing material facts like one in hand before court of law is a reprehensible form of manipulation and misrepresentation”, court said, adding “petitioner, by concealing the factum of pendency of an earlier anticipatory bail before High Court has only played fraud upon this court having the propensity to affect the administration of justice”.
“This conduct alone disentitles petitioner from being heard on merits in the matter. Further, the conduct of petitioner is visibly aligned with the notion that he could mislead court with impunity in complete disregard for the process of law”, the court said and dismissed the application for having been fraudulently filed with costs of Rs 20,000 to be paid and deposited by petitioner with Secretary, District Legal Services Authority – Baramulla within seven days from today positively, failing which appropriate orders including process for initiation of contempt against petitioner be initiated.
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