JAMMU, Oct. 29 -- In a major setback to a State Bank of India (SBI) Manager accused of involvement in an alleged Rs 1.78-crore petrol pump fraud, the Court of 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu, Amarjeet Singh Langeh, has rejected his anticipatory bail application and withdrawn the interim protection earlier granted to him.
The court observed that protection from arrest cannot be granted mechanically by overlooking the seriousness of economic offences and the prima facie evidence indicating an accused person's involvement in an alleged fraudulent scheme.
The order was passed on October 28 on an application filed by Javaid Ashraf Bhatti, a resident of Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No. 40/2025 registered by the Eco...