JKUT (Jammu), November-01-2022: CJM Jammu Amarjeet Singh Langeh today granted 10 days police remand of Dr. Karnail Singh, Chief Medical Officer, BSF who was arrested by the CBI in much publicized paper leakage scam.
Today accused has been produced in custody by Investigating Officer, DySP Prashant Sharma of CBI, ACB, Jammu and party in connection with aforesaid FIR for offences under section 120-B read with Section 420 of IPC alongwith Case Diary with a prayer for grant of fifteen (15) days of judicial remand in respect of accused.
CJM after perusal of CD file observed that been arrested on 18.10.2022 in FIR in question. He was remanded to five days of police custody on 28.10.2022 till today. Investigation is going on. Further, principal offence involved in the case in hand is non-bailable in nature. Accused has not been admitted to bail by any competent court of law till date. On facts therefore, a case for grant of judicial remand for a period of fifteen (15) days from today till 15.11.2022 as prayed for is therefore made out by investigating agency. Accordingly, accused is remanded to judicial custody for fifteen (15) days as aforesaid to be kept at District Jail Amphalla, Jammu and on the expiry of aforesaid remanded period, accused be produced before competent forum for further orders. JNF