Suspended SHO sent to judicial custody

CHANDIGARH: Stating that “everyone is equal before law” the CBI special court on Wednesday dismissed the application moved by suspended station house officer Jaswinder Kaur, an accused in Rs 5 lakh bribery case, wherein she had requested to be kept in a barrack separate from other prisoners or undertrials during judicial custody. She has been sent to judicial custody till August 11.

Jaswinder had stated that as she remained with Chandigarh police for about 20 years and served as the witness or investigation officer against a number of undertrails and convicted persons who are presently confined in Burail jail, she may be harmed.

Disposing of this application, special judge, CBI court, Sushil Kumar Garg ordered: “Everyone is equal before law. No one has special privilege, except the procedure established by law. Accused Jaswinder Kaur has no special privilege to be kept in a separate barrack from other prisoners or under trails.” The Burail jail superintendent was directed to act as per rules.

On June 29, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had booked Jaswinder Kaur, the then SHO of Manimajra, and middleman Bhagwan Singh on the complaint of Manimajra resident Gurdeep Singh. He had alleged that the SHO had demanded money in lieu of not registering a cheating case against him.