Fake degree case: Delhi court denies relief to ex-law minister Jitender Singh Tomar

New Delhi: In a setback to Jitender Singh Tomar, a Delhi court on Thursday dismissed his revision plea against his police remand and refused to provide any immediate relief to the beleagured AAP leader in the alleged fake degree case, saying granting him interim bail will further “complicate” the matter. [caption id=“attachment_2290694” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Former Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar. PTI[/caption] Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Jain refused to accept interim bail plea of Tomar, a former law minister of Delhi, till the pendency of his application for regular bail, which he put up for hearing on 16 June. “Order for interim bail will further complicate the matter and the same is neither appropriate nor desirable. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, this matter requires objective consideration after going through the records. “It is in the interest of all the parties that the bail plea is decided after considering the records on expiry of the police remand. Put up the bail application for June 16 before the court of competent jurisdiction,” the court said. It directed the investigating officer (IO) in the case to appear before the court at the next hearing. The court also dismissed the revision plea filed by Tomar, challenging his four day remand given to police by the Metropolitan Magistrate on 9 June. However, it said Tomar was at liberty to file a fresh plea against his police custody. In his plea moved before the sessions court yesterday, challenging his arrest in the case, Tomar had alleged that police arrested him in violation of the procedure prescribed under the law. 49-year-old Tomar was arrested on 9 June by Delhi Police following an FIR registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) for allegedly forging documents, including educational degrees, to enrol as an advocate. He was remanded in four-day police custody till 13 June by a magisterial court. Police had sought five-day custody of Tomar, saying his law degree was “fabricated” and he was required to be taken to Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh and Bhagalpur in Bihar to ascertain his educational qualifications. Police had told the court that the certificates, which Tomar claimed to be true, were fabricated and during the initial probe the authorities, who were purported to have signed those certificates, had denied their genuineness. The IO had told the court that on the basis of a complaint given by BCD a preliminary enquiry was conducted and after receiving reports from the concerned universities an FIR was lodged. Counsel appearing for Tomar had contended that police had arrested him without complying with provisions of the law and no notice under Section 160 of the CrPC was served to him prior to his arrest. An FIR was registered against Tomar on 8 June at Hauz Khas police station and he was booked for alleged offences of cheating, forgery, using forged documents as genuine, forgery with intent to cheat and criminal conspiracy. Tomar was brought to Hauz Khas police station and later shifted to Vasant Vihar police station. He was on Thursday taken to Faizabad by Delhi Police for gathering more evidence. PTI