Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 13: The Court of Additional Session Judge, Anti-Corruption, Jammu has convicted the accused PDD official in illegal gratification case and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment of one year and also pay a fine of Rs 10,000.
Gulzari Lal, the then Incharge Foreman M&RE Janipur Jammu has been convicted for the offences under Section 5(1)(d) of J&K P.C Act r/w 161 RPC . In default of payment of fine, the accused shall undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month. The court further mentioned in the judgment that period already undergone by the accused shall be set off.
Gulzari Lal was caught red handed by the Vigilance sleuths while demanding and accepting bribe from the complainant Pawan Kumar of Janipur Colony Jammu on 20-06-2011.
The complainant had filed an application before AEE, PDD M&RE Janipur for shifting of electric main line/pole which was crossed over his house. The application was marked in the name of Incharge Foreman Gulzari Lal and the said official visited the spot and demanded illegal gratification of Rs 10,000 for shifting of electric main line/pole. After bargaining, the accused was ready to accept Rs 8,000 as illegal gratification from the complainant.
In pursuance to a complaint in this regard, the Vigilance Organization, Jammu laid a trap and the accused was caught red handed while demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 8,000.
The investigation in the matter was conducted and allegation levels in the complaint were proved against the accused. The prosecution produced witnesses and after six years of long trial, the accused person was convicted today by the court with imprisonment and fine in the offences.
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