Anticipatory bail plea of Doda’s wife dismissed

Abohar, August 21

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the application filed by Sunita Rani, wife of liquor baron Shiv Lal Doda, seeking anticipatory bail in a bank fraud case.

The court of Additional Sessions Judge, Fazilka, had on March 15, 2018, allowed an anticipatory bail. The same was cancelled vide an order dated October 13, 2018, passed by the same court. Revision petition filed by the petitioner was dismissed by the district court on November 27, 2018, because the petitioner was not cooperating with the investigating agency and had not handed over the documents required in this case. Under such circumstances, there are no grounds for the release of the petitioner on anticipatory bail in this case, the HC held.

On February 9, 2018, a case was registered against liquor baron and Bhim Tank murder accused Shiv Lal Doda, his siblings, business associates and other persons who allegedly connived and mortgaged prime commercial property of a former Intelligence Bureau officer to enhance their cash credit limit from a bank. — OC