GUWAHATI, Nov 17 - Names of more accused with political affiliation could surface in the Assam Police SI recruitment scam even as the State government is all set to oppose tooth and nail the bail petitions filed by all the accused in the Gauhati High Court.
Bail petitions of more than 10 accused in the SI recruitment scam, including former SP of Karimganj Kumar Sanjit Krishna, will come up for hearing before the court of Justice Rumi Kumari Phukan tomorrow.
Prosecution has also drafted multiple parameters to substantiate their ground for raising objection to the bail petitions. �Point-by-point findings indicative of the �complicity� of each of the accused in the scam would also be produced before the court in a sealed cover tomorrow,� sources told this reporter.
Sources also informed that the prosecution side headed by the State government�s public prosecutor PP Baruah will oppose the bail petitions on the strength of confessional statements made under Section 164 of CrPC, which investigators believe have widened the scope of investigation necessitating extended detention.
Further, besides updating the court about the progress of the probe, the prosecution is also expected to cite the ground related to 90 days period of detention before filing of the chargesheet to win the confidence of the court.
The rule says the court can grant default bail to the accused if the investigation is not completed within the stipulated period of 90 days.
�Establishing the money trail in the entire scam is very important and release of any of the accused at this stage might jeopardize the ongoing investigation,� Assam Police sources said. �We have a strong case against all the accused which we will present before the court of law,� sources added.
A section of legal experts, who are keeping a close track on the developments, opined that the chances of the accused being granted the bail tomorrow are very bleak.
