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JAMMU: CJM Jammu Anjum Ara rejected bail applications of Surinder Kumar and Bajinder Singh who were challaned by the CBI in SI paper leakage scam. While rejecting the bail applications, CJM Jammu Anjum Ara observed that accused Surinder Kumar entered into criminal conspiracy with accused Bajinder Singh & other accused persons. In pursuance to the criminal conspiracy, he arranged hotels for stay of the accused and for arranging venues for providing leaked question papers to candidates at Karnal. “The accused was present at Royal Hut hotel when candidates were taken inside and was aware that these were candidates and not officials of Horticulture department. He was in regular touch with accused Bajinder Singh through mobile. Documents seized from hotel Kurukshetra Haveli reveals that booking was done by him and his known person Sudhir Singh,” they Court observed. CJM Jammu Anjum Ara further observed that the offences involved in the present case impact the whole society especially the meritorious students/candidates whose future is ruined by such unfair methods. Such offences have an impact on the social and economic well being of society. “Accused persons who are involved in grave socio economic offences being influential can tamper with evidence and hamper/frustrate further investigation if released on bail.
Further investigation of the case is still going on and the involvement of many more accused is yet to be ascertained by the investigating agency as such the release of accused at this stage will hamper the investigation. Thus, accused are not found entitled for any leniency of bail at this stage. The arguments put forth by the counsel for petitioners cannot be considered while deciding bail applications which can be looked into in the main case during trial,” they Court observed and rejected bail applications.