High Court Restrains ACB From Presenting Challan Against Tehsildar

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In a petition filed by Rohit Sharma, the then Tehsildar Bahu, High Court after hearing senior Adv Sunil Sethi with Adv Parimoksh Seth restrained ACB to file Charge-sheet.

It was submitted that  petitioner is aggrieved of a motivated and dramatized trap laid by ACB  & the alleged trap proceedings have taken place in premises of the office of Tehsildar, Bahu Jammu and building was having CCTV coverage, in possession of the owner of building.

It was further submitted that the CCTV footage which is in the public domain clearly indicates that whole trap was forged and was laid down to falsely implicate the petitioner. A pen drive in original, containing 4 CCTV footage clips of day, depicting alleged trap proceedings, was also presented.

Justice Javed Iqbal Wani after hearing issued notice to the respondents, returnable within three weeks.

Meanwhile, subject to objections and till next date of hearing before the Bench, the investigation in impugned FIR 02/22 dated November 14, 2022 shall proceed, however on completion of investigation, in the event, charge-sheet is contemplated to be filed and same shall await orders of the Court.

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