Court denies pre-arrest bail to Patwari in corruption case

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 23: Additional Sessions Judge Anti-corruption Jammu Ritesh Kumar Dubey has rejected the pre-arrest bail application of Arish Parvez, Patwari Halqa Gangyal, who is absconding since May 10, 2022 in a trap case.
After hearing both the sides, the court observed, “in the present case, the circumstances are as serious and grave as that the applicant was present on the spot, and was not like the accused in the case who was not present on the spot, and was alleged to have just referred the complainant to the JE”.
“Also the applicant in this case is the person who was responsible for preparation of fard which was seized on the spot meaning thereby that he is the person who was directly responsible to do the work for which the bribe was allegedly paid”, the court said, adding “there is no merit in this application as such is dismissed”.