Court rejects bail plea in fake appointment scam

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 27: Additional Sessions Judge Srinagar Masarat Roohi has rejected the bail application of one Abdul Majid Dar, who has duped innocent people of lakhs of rupees by giving them fake and forged appointment letters of Northern Railway.
“The accused person has duped youth under the pretext of providing them Government jobs in Northern Railways and subsequently provided them fake and forged appointment orders against illegal consideration”, the court said, adding “accused has been found involved in extorting a huge amount of money dishonestly and fraudulently from the unemployed youth and has given fake and forged letters of appointment and cheques in the name of different banks to the victims, which were dishonoured”.
“The offences to have been committed by the applicant are not only serious in nature but are grave and against the ethics of the society. It is beaten law of the land that while granting bail, the courts shall take into consideration the gravity of the offence, severity of punishment which it carries, prima facie satisfaction of the court in support of the charge, impact of such offences on larger public interest, possibility of tampering of evidence by accused and other like facts”, the court further said.