Ahmedabad, Dec 24 A CBI court here has convicted and sentenced a former recovery inspector and an advocate of the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) to two years rigorous imprisonment in a 16-year-old bribery case.
The special Central Bureau of Investigation court also imposed a collective fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on Anil Kumar Sharma, the then recovery inspector of DRT, and advocate Amit Kotak in a case registered on January 15, 2009, the CBI stated in a release.
The order was passed on Tuesday.
The CBI stated that the duo had demanded an illegal gratification of Rs 3.5 lakh from the complainant for settling an auction-related issue involving three properties and for deferring the execution of an already auctioned property belonging to the complainant’s cousin.
Sharma had allegedly demanded an initial payment of Rs 1 lakh, with the remaining Rs 2.5 lakh to be paid later.
Acting on the complaint, the CBI nabbed advocate Kotak while accepting a Rs 1 lakh bribe from the complainant. Both accused were arrested on January 16, 2009, and searches were conducted at their residences and offices.
After completing the investigation, the CBI filed a chargesheet on November 26, 2009, the CBI stated.
Mumbai, Dec 19 A special ACB court here on Friday granted bail to a civil court clerk arrested in a bribery case.
Aejazuddin Salauddin Kazi, additional sessions judge at the civil court in Mazgaon, is a co-accused in the case.
The detailed order was not available yet.
Special judge for Anti-Corruption Bureau cases Shayana Patil granted bail to Chandrakant Vasudeo, a clerk-cum typist working in Kazi's court. His earlier bail application last month had been rejected.
Vasudeo is accused of accepting a bribe of Rs 15 lakh for a favourable verdict in a land dispute case.
As per the ACB, he allegedly demanded Rs 25 lakh for himself and the judge, and was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 15 lakh.
The clerk, after being denied bail last month, moved a fresh plea before the special court, citing his month-long incarceration.
While the ACB is also conducting investigation against Kazi, he has not been arrested.
Mumbai, Dec 18 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Maharashtra Police has told a court here that following a nod from the Bombay High Court it has conducted a search at the residence of a judge allegedly involved in a bribery case.
It has collected digital evidence including voice samples of Aejazuddin Salauddin Kazi, the accused sessions court judge, it said in a written reply to the bail application of a co-accused.
Chandrakant Vasudeo, working as a clerk-cum typist in Kazi's court, was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15 lakh for securing a favourable verdict in a land dispute.
As per the ACB, Vasudeo, who had demanded Rs 25 lakh for himself and the judge, was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe amount.
After being denied bail last month, he moved a fresh plea before the special ACB court, citing his month-long incarceration. His custody was not required for further investigation, Vasudeo argued.
The ACB opposed his bail plea, primarily on the ground that the probe was underway and evidence has been obtained showing "active involvement" of both the judge and the clerk. If released on bail, the clerk might destroy evidence, the reply said.
It initiated probe against the judge following a formal consent from the Bombay High Court, the ACB said.
It had sought permission to arrest Kazi, and the HC Registrar (Vigilance-1) directed the agency to proceed in accordance with the law and the Supreme Court guidelines. Following which a notice was issued to the judge and he appeared at the ACB office on December 8, the ACB reply said.
On December 10, the ACB conducted a search of Kazi's residence at the government colony in Churchgate in the presence of a district and additional sessions judge. It has also collected his voice samples to verify conversations recorded during a WhatsApp call, it said.
The ACB court is likely to decide the bail application on Friday.
