ORDER :

M.K. HANJURA, J.

1. In this petition filed, under Section 561-A Cr.P.C., the petitioner has sought the indulgence of this Court in quashing the order dated 21.09.2017 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class R.S. Pura, Jammu, whereby the respondent No. 3, Masooma Bibi, has been admitted to bail for the commission of offences under Sections 363/109 RPC.

2. This case reflects a sad and a sordid state of affairs. The fences appear to have swollen the crops. Law has been made lame by the very persons, who were supposed to interpret, execute and implement it. It has been made to limp by those designed and entrusted with the task of protecting the life and limb of the citizens of the State. The learned Magistrate appears to have acted in the most cavalier, casual and perfunctory manner in dealing with the application for admitting Masooma Bibi to bail. The prosecuting officer, who has filed the objections and the ASI Police Station R.S. Pura who has submitted the report in the application for enlarging the accused/respondent No. 3 to bail, have suppressed the material facts, perhaps, deliberately in order to facilitate the exit of the accused/respondent No. 3 from the cl