01. Petitioner, through the medium of this Revision
Petition, has challenged order dated 05.11.2024 passed by the
court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kathua in an
application titled Rohit Kumar Vs. Superintendent Jail,
Ambphalla, Jammu (file No. 226/2024) whereby the
application for shifting the custody of the petitioner-Rohit
Kumar, as an accused, in a case titled UT of J&K Vs. Rohit
Kumar wherein he has been facing the charge of attempt to
murder and the possession of illegal arms, in a case arising
out of FIR No. 104/2024 registered at Police Station, Kathua
has been rejected. The trial court rejected the application
vide impugned order on the ground that none of the family
members including the mother of the petitioner are residents
of District Kathua instead they have been putting up at Mandi
Govindgarh, Punjab and that the applicant/accused was being
produced before the court through virtual mode, causing no
inconvenience to him so as to shift him from District Jail,
Jammu to District Jail, Kathua.
