Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 29: Special Judge Anticorruption Kashmir RN Wattal today acquitted Ghulam Ahmad Mir, son of Abdul Aziz Mir of Budgam, the then BMO Ganderbal in a trap case as Anticorruption Bureau miserably failed to prove its case.
According to the prosecution case, on 27.10.2003 the complainant Saleema Bano, who as working as sweeper under the administrative control of accused Ghulam Mohammad Mir, the then BMO Ganderbal, lodged a written complaint with Vigilance Organization with averments that the accused BMO demanded Rs 5000 as illegal gratification through his orderly Abdul Aziz for rectifying obliteration in her service book.
The complainant begged for the mercy but the accused BMO was adamant. Accordingly, the FIR No.33 of 2003 under Section 5 (2) PC Act was registered and investigation in the case commenced and trap team headed by DySP A R Lone constituted.
After hearing both the sides, the Special Judge Anticorruption observed, “rule of criminal jurisprudence is that the prosecution has to prove the guilt against the accused beyond any reasonable doubt but in the instant case I am of the considered view that prosecution has miserably failed to sustain the charge against the accused under Section 5(2) PC Act r/w Section 161 of RPC beyond any reasonable doubt”.
“The charge sheet is dismissed and accused is accordingly acquitted, his bail bonds shall stand discharged”, the court directed.
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