Anticipatory bail application of RTI activist dismissed.

IBNLive.com: Hisar: Saturday, April 14, 2012.

A local court today dismissed the anticipatory bail petition of an RTI activist and recipient of a national award last year who has been accused of using a "fake" BPL card to seek information from authorities for free. On the complaint of B S Rana, President, St.Sophia School Education Society, the police had registered a case against Manoj Kumar Karwasra under sections 419, 420 and 120-B for using bogus BPL card of Jeet Ram to seek information from authorities because BPL card holders can seek information free of any cost. Jeet Ram had alleged that Karwasra had used his BPL card for seeking information. In July 2003, Karwasra was appointed Physical Education Teacher on contract basis in St. Sophia School. However, his services were terminated on August 31, 2005 as he could not produce his academic and vocational certificates. He challenged his termination in the court which upheld his termination on August 26,2010. Thereafter, Karwasra started seeking information from the school under RTI Act and even succeeded in getting orders of resumption of site of the school issued by the Haryana Urban Development Authority. Counsel of Karwasra pleaded that the police in connivance with the school has fabricated case against him because he is a whistle blower. After hearing both the sides, Additional Sessions Judge Sant Parkash dismissed the anticipatory bail petition of the RTI activist.