Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 27: Special Anti-Corruption Court Baramulla-Kupwara-Bandipora has convicted then Patwari Halqa Sagipora, Sopore Ghulam Mohammad Kumar for two years for demanding and accepting bribe.
As per official spokesman, Ghulam Mohammad Kumar, son of Abdul Rahim Kumar, a resident of Behrampora Banipora Tehsil Sopore Baramulla, the then Patwari Halqa Sagipora Sopore was convicted in a case registered under FIR Number 39/2006 of PS VoK (Now ACB) by Naseer Ahmad Dar, 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge, Baramulla (Special Judge Anti Corruption Baramulla-Kupwara-Bandipora) of offences punishable under Section 5(1)d r/w 5(2) JK P C Act and 161 RPC and was sentenced for two years simple imprisonment under each offences punishable under Section 5 (1)d r/w 5(2) JK P C Act and 161 RPC and fine of Rs 10,000 under each offence.
In default of payment of the fine, the accused will undergo further imprisonment of two months under each offences, the Judge pronounced
The judgement further read that the sentences shall run concurrently and the period already under gone will be set off.
The brief facts of the case are that a written complaint was lodged by a person namely Khurshid Ahmad, a resident of Sagipora, alleging there in that he had purchased 14 marlas of land and obtained agreement to sell in this regard. He had further alleged that he approached the accused for making necessary entries in the revenue record who demanded Rs 5,000 as bribe to make the necessary entries in the revenue record. An amount of Rs 2,500 as bribe was settled to be paid on 10/10/2006, the official spokesman informed.
The final report of the case was submitted before the court for judicial determination, the spokesman said, adding that immediately after pronouncing the sentence, the accused was lodged in Sub Jail Baramulla by the orders of Special Judge Anti Corruption Baramulla-Kupwara-Bandipora.
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