Additional Sessions Judge, Anantnag, Khalil Ahmad Choudhary Wednesday rejected a bail plea of an accused in a forgery case. After hearing Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Ajaz Ahmad Wani and the defence counsel, the court said the accused does not deserve concession of bail “at this stage.” The court, while agreeing with the APP observed if the accused was admitted to bail, the investigation will be hampered. It said the possibility of repetition of offence by the accused and winning of prosecution witnesses cannot be ruled out. The court said gravity and heinousness of crime as committed in the case by the accused “is another hurdling factor in allowing the bail plea”. As per prosecution, Bilal Ahmad Lone of Achabal Anantnag allegedly forged a court judgment and claimed it to have been passed by Judicial Magistrate Shangus.
