Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 2: Special Judge CBI Adnan Sayeed today awarded three years imprisonment to Javed Habib Khuroo, Cashier-Cum-Clerk J&K Grameen Bank branch office Kupwara in a corruption case.
According to the CBI, Javed Habib Khuroo, while working as Cashier-Cum-Clerk J&K Grameen Bank branch office Kupwara during the period from 28.06.2007 to 31.12.2010, committed fraud to the tune of Rs 19.12 lakh by making fictitious credit entries in transfer vouchers and corresponding false entries in relevant ledgers and bank documents of various account holders whereas no such credit was legitimately due to these account holders. The am
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ount to the tune of Rs 19.12 lakh was withdrawn from account holders mentioned in FIR thereby wrongful loss was caused to the bank.
After hearing both the sides, the court observed, “it is settled legal position that appropriate sentence should be awarded after giving due consideration to the facts and circumstances of each case, nature of offence and manner in which it is executed or committed”.
“It is duty of the court to take care of the victim/society at large as well as of the accused. The measure of the punishment should be proportionate to the guilt of offender. The object of sentence should be to protect the society and deter the criminal”, Special Judge said, adding “prosecution has not established that accused is habitual offender or has been convicted earlier and his counsel has argued that his wife has now been detected with some serious disease and besides that department has already made recovery from accused of the amount for which the fraud was committed and accused is now senior citizen and has also faced this trial for last fourteen years”.
“As such, a lenient view is taken and accused is sentenced to undergo three years simple imprisonment. The accused shall be lodged at Central Jail Srinagar for undergoing this sentence/imprisonment”, read the judgment.
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