JAMMU, July 23 -- A Fast Track Court in Jammu has rejected the bail application of an Army personnel accused in an alleged rape case, ruling that the complainant's subsequent change of version cannot automatically wipe out her earlier statement recorded before a Magistrate.

Presiding Officer Amarjeet Singh Langeh dismissed the bail plea of Jasvinder Singh, a resident of Kanara, Nowshera, who was arrested on July 1 in FIR No. 100/2026 registered at Police Station Janipur.

The accused had sought bail claiming that he and the complainant had been in a consensual relationship since 2024 and that she had voluntarily accompanied him on the night of the alleged incident. His counsel argued that the case was registered under pressure from her fam...