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JAMMU: Chief Judicial Magistrate Jammu Anjum Ara rejected bail applications of Yatin Yadav, Pardeep Kumar Katiyar, Asheesh Yadav, Pawan Kumar, Surender Singh and Anil Kumar in much publicized SI recruitment scam.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Jammu Anjum Ara after hearing Advocates Vivek Gaur, Gaurav Gaur & Nitin Kumar Gupta for applicants, whereas Public Prosecutor Vijay Dogra for CBI, observed that in view the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that charge sheet has already been presented against the petitioners and other accused persons before the Court. “Cognizance has already been taken by this court and the case is pending at the stage of arguments on maintainability of charge, therefore, further investigation in terms of Section 173(8) CrPC cannot be a ground for allowing the prayer of petitioners so as to entitle them for grant of compulsive/default bail. Perusal of the charge-sheet clearly reveals that further investigation is being conducted in terms of Section 173(8) CrPC and the matter is at the stage of consideration of charge/discharge on the basis of charge sheet already presented by respondent. Therefore, this court is of the opinion that without waiting for further investigation and even a supplementary charge sheet if any, this court can proceed further in the case. In such circumstances the case law relied upon by the petitioners is not applicable in the present facts and circumstances of the case. Keeping in view the case law referred by both sides, the petitioners are not found entitled for grant of statutory/compulsive/default bail. Accordingly, all the above titled petitions are dismissed being devoid of any merit,” the Court observed.