Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 4: Special Judge CBI Srinagar Jatinder Singh Jamwal has granted bail to Mehboob Iqbal, former Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and Ejaz Iqbal, former Deputy Commissioner in the Roshni scam.
After hearing both the sides, the court observed, “although the offences for the purported commission of which accused-applicants stand charge-sheeted are non-bailable yet the same are not punishable either with death sentence or imprisonment for life and, therefore, the embargo laid in Section 497 of J&K CrPC, is not attracted in the present case”.
“The fact that applicants are not arrested is taken care of by the fact that they have appeared and placed themselves at the mercy of this court. Taking that into account coupled with the fact that the investigation of the case stands completed and the charge-sheet against the accused persons is already instituted as also the facts and circumstances of the case, the applicants-accused are admitted to bail subject to the conditions that they furnish personal bonds in the sum of Rs one lakh each and one surety each of an equal amount to the satisfaction of the court”, Special Judge said.
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