Special Judge CBI Rajesh Sekri today rejected bail application of Hilal Rather son of Ex-Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather who was facing trial in much publicized J&K Bank Loan Case.
While rejecting bail application, Special Judge CBI Rajesh Sekri observed that The offences committed by the accused, in instant case, are highly deleterious having societal ramification. There is cogent evidence available on record regarding culpability of the accused The material collected by the investigating agency, overwhelmingly and cogently point towards prima facie involvement of the petitioner in the economic offences of high magnitude Strong insinuations emerges from the material that he not only convincingly diverted the loan amount but entered into deep rooted criminal conspiracy with co-accused to misappropriate the same for his personal gains His culpability, in the commission of offence u/s 409 RPC is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to life. There is every apprehension, as such, that bail if granted to him may no longer render the case conducive to trial, which is yet to commence. Therefore, release of petitioner on bail at this juncture, in my opinion, is likely to thwart the whole process of trial. With these observatiuons Court rejected the bail application. JNF