Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 8: Additional Sessions Judge Kathua Kamlesh Pandit has rejected the pre-arrest bail applications of husband of deceased Arjan Dass, his father Chanda Ram, mother Devo Rani, brother Hukam Chand and sister Ranju Devi in dowry death case of Priyanka Devi.
While rejecting the bail applications, the court observed, “the accused persons/applicants have forced the young lady to commit suicide at the prime of her age after maltreating her for the demand of dowry”, adding “the applicants are seeking pre arrest bail when the allegations are very serious and their innocence is not prima facie culled out”.
“The exceptional jurisdiction of this court for grant of pre arrest bail is for those persons who have regard for the law and not for those who disregard law and take law into their own hands like the case at hand. More so, the investigation is in progress and the protection of the accused person at this stage would definitely cause dent in the investigation and also there is every apprehension that accused/applicants may use their influence to cause dent in the prosecution evidence”, the court said.
With these observations, the court rejected the pre-arrest bail application.
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