‘Fraudster’ Babli (Anita Sharma) gets pre-arrest bail in impersonation, cheating case

By statetimes_editor Last updated May 25, 2023

Crime Branch exposes major scandal of flouting JMC laws

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JAMMU: Anita Sharma alias Babli, wife of Shiv Kumar Sharma alias Bunty against whom FIR 48 dated May 13, 2023 registered by Crime Branch under sections 420/120B granted pre-arrest bail by First Additional Sessions Judge V S Bahu on Wednesday upto May 31, 2023–the next date of hearing.
The Crime Branch (CB) wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police booked ‘fraudster’ Anita Sharma, wife of Shiv Kumar Sharma, resident of 23 B/C Gandhi Nagar, a known Financer, Fruit Dealer and Wine Merchant for impersonation, cheating and fraud. Apprehending her arrest, she filed anticipatory bail plea.

* BUNTY-BABLI CASE *

In her bail application, Anita Sharma alias Babli stated that she is apprehending her arrest in this non-bailable offence under charges of impersonation, cheating and fraud. “If she is arrested, her family will suffer immensely financially and her reputation will be tarnished in front of public at large,” she stated in her bail plea.
The court of First Additional Sessions Judge has granted anticipatory bail to Anita Sharma alias Babli till May 31 and has sought status report from the Crime Branch.
According to FIR 48/2023, Anita Sharma impersonated as the owner of House Number 84/110-A, Gandhi Nagar and tried to cheat Jammu Municipal Corporation to get under process certificate which she used to befool municipal officers during construction of House Number 44 D/C Gandhi Nagar whenever officials of Municipal Corporation approached at the site. Anita Sharma used to tell to the concerned officials that she has applied for the building permission to JMC on August 12, 2019. To substantiate her point, she used to show false documents by concealing the factual position. This, in the process, caused a huge loss to the JMC and the state exchequer by not depositing the requisite Building Permission Fee by adopting fraudulent means. The illegal construction was in gross violation of the setbacks and other norms of the JMC.