Man accused in job scam denied bail

STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Tahir Khurshid Raina on Friday rejected the bail application of Ranjeet Kumar Manyal who along with other co-accused duped innocent youth in the name of providing government jobs and issued 32 fake appointment orders in Forest Department in 2010.
After hearing Advocate Joginder Tulli for the applicant whereas CPO Rajesh Gill assisted by SHO Pacca Danga Sunil Sharma, the court observed that the accused have played with the sentiments of the educated un-employed youth who are moving from pillar to post for realisation of their dream of getting employed somewhere to make both ends meet. “It was only on account of efforts of the complainants in the case that the whereabouts of the accused got known and that too not as bonafide citizen residing in any part of the country but again came to be known as a criminal nabbed in the similar nature of offence, committed in Delhi and lodged in Tihar Jail. It is from that destined destination of criminals , accused custody has been transferred in the aforesaid FIR registered at Pacca Danga Jammu, wherein investigation is now going on and recovery of hard earned money of youth amounting to Rs 95 lakh has to be effected. However, the accused is neither assisting in recovery of the aforesaid amount nor disclosing the whereabouts of co-accused from Kashmir. The fact remains that after committing the alleged criminal act in his native State which is under investigation, the applicant-accused absconded and finally found to be booked in another FIR in the same offence at Delhi. He seems to be a repeated offender. FIR at Delhi is lodged against him for alluring the youth by taking money for providing appointment in Railways, whereas in his own State he is alleged to have allured the youth for providing jobs in the Forest Department”, the court observed adding that if he will be back in the society, probably some other government department will be sold by him and his ilk in the name of providing jobs to the youth.
Bailing him out, in furtherance of honouring his liberty in such a situation will amount to travesty of justice, the court observed.
With these observations, Court rejected the bail application.