JUDGMENT

J.P. Singh, J.—Arrested on 9th of April, 2007 on being found to have accepted an amount of Rs. 1,000 as illegal gratification from complainant, Rattan Lal Koul, who had lodged a written complaint with Police Station Vigilance Organization, Jammu that Mohd. Razak, Patwari was demanding an amount of Rs. 1,000 as illegal gratification for entering Mutation of complainant’s wife, Daizy Koul regarding 9-1/2 marlas of land which she had purchased vide a duly executed and registered Sale deed, Mohd. Razak, Patwari and Kaki Ram, his peon have filed these two applications for their release on bail in FIR No. 09/2007.

2. Shri Bhupinder Singh Salathia, Learned Additional Advocate General submits that the petitioners were involved in a case of corruption punishable under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 2006, they, as such, may not be admitted to bail because their detention during trial would help curbing the menace of corruption in the society which according to Mr. Salathia had reached an alarming level. Learned Counsel additionally submits that the petitioners would tamper with the evidence which had been collected and which may be collected during further inve