Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 4: 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Rajinder Sapru has rejected the bail applications of four dacoits, who were arrested in a robbery case registered at Police Station Arnia.
After hearing APP DP Singh for the police, the court observed, “the nature of accusation against applicants/accused is serious and the punishment prescribed for the offence is also severe. The likelihood of the applicants/accused jumping the bail, intimidating and influencing the witnesses and getting encouraged to commit similar crimes in the society at this stage cannot be ruled out”.
“The accused persons are alleged to have been committed the horrendous crime in the broad day light which surely must have created doubts in the minds of people regarding the might of the State in maintaining the law and order in the society. It is the duty of the courts to remove such apprehensions, doubts and fears from the minds of the common people. In other words, courts have the bounded duty to reinforce the faith of people in the administration of justice and criminal justice system and therefore, a balance is required to be struck between the right of personal liberty of applicants with the interests of society at large”, the court said.
While rejecting the bail applications of Gurnam Singh, Jagandeep Singh, Rahul and Rahul Kumar, the court, after hearing Advocates Rakesh Chargotra and Rajiv Kumar Sharma for the applicants whereas APP DP Singh for the Police, observed, “taking note of the modus operandi adopted by the applicants/accused persons in committing the alleged crime, impact of the crime on the psyche of the members of society in general, more particularly when some of the accused persons are still at large and recovery of a large part of money is yet to be effected, this court is of the considered opinion that the right of personal liberty of the accused persons at this stage has to yield to the larger interests of the society”.
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