Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 24 : Taking serious note in corruption cases, Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Jammu Sanjay Parihar today awarded one year rigorous imprisonment and fine Rs 50,000 to Sham Lal the then Executive Officer NAC Katra who was facing trial in disproportionate case for the last 19 years.
While awarding imprisonment to then EO NAC Katra in Disproportionate Asset’s case, Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Jammu Sanjay Parihar after hearing Senior Prosecuting Officer Himanshu Gupta for the Vigilance Organization observed that an assets to the tune of Rs 5, 65, 797 have been found disproportionate to his known sources of income which shall be recovered by public auction of landed property held by him, except the 8 Kanals of land over which house has been constructed and sale proceeds equal to value of disproportionate assets derived thereto are directed to be confiscated to the State.
According to the VOJ case Sham Lal, the then Executive Officer NAC Katra acquired assets disproportionate to his known sources of income whereas the counsel appearing for the accused argued that the accused has income from hotel and other immoveable properties but the investigating officer has not considered the same and there is variation in his income from time to time but its benefit has not been given to the accused.
Senior Public Prosecutor appearing for the VOJ said that assets have been found in possession are in the shape of landed property, house at Katra, Hotel Swastik, Maruti Van and other immoveable assets. It has been found during investigation that the assets in possession of the accused are disproportionate to his known source of income are of value of Rs 18, 76, 756 for which the accused satisfactorily account for. On September 29, 2007, court framed charges u/s /s 5(1) (e) r/w section 5(2) PC Act 2006 and sections 9/11/12/14 of the J&K Public men and Public servants declaration of assets and other provisions Act 1983.
Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Jammu Sanjay Parihar after hearing Senior Prosecuting Officer for the Vigilance Organization observed that after considering the oral and documentary evidence, accused Sham Lal then Executive Officer NAC Katra is held guilty of the offence u/s 5(1) (e) r/w 5(2) of PC Act 2006 SVT and is therefore convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and also pay fine of Rs 50,000, in default he shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for another three months.
Court further observed that an assets to the tune of Rs 5, 65, 797 have been found disproportionate to his known sources of income which shall be recovered by public auction of landed property held by him, except the 8 Kanals of land over which house has been constructed and sale proceeds equal to value of disproportionate assets derived thereto are directed to be confiscated to the state and he shall be taken into custody so to undergo sentence.
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