A particular CBI court docket in Panchkula on Monday sentenced Nitin Garg, former Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Haryana, to 4 years’ rigorous imprisonment for demanding a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the proprietor of a personal agency in return for reduction in 2016. Tax penalty.
Meanwhile, the court docket acquitted co-accused Prince Kumar, who at the moment had allegedly accepted the bribe on behalf of the convict.
Observing that corruption by ‘public servants’ needs to be probed, a single bench of Special Judge Sushil Kumar Garg mentioned, “It is the duty of the court to interpret and act on any anti-corruption law in such a way as to treat corruption.” To strengthen the battle towards. Corruption in a civilized society is a illness like most cancers, which if not detected on time is certain to have disastrous penalties in each stroll of life…”
Stating that the sentence has been declared in all extenuating circumstances, anecdotal info of the case and considering his age, character, antecedents, sickness, monetary circumstances and household circumstances, the order acknowledged, “Broadly acknowledged The predominant objective of the sentence is that the accused ought to really feel that he has dedicated an act which is dangerous not solely to the society of which he’s an integral half but in addition to his personal future as a person and as a member of the society. can also be dangerous. The punishment is designed to guard society by deterring the potential offender in addition to stopping the responsible get together from repeating the crime; It can also be designed to reform the offender and reclaim him as a legislation abiding citizen for the betterment of the entire society. This Court totally agrees with the arguments and observations made by the Public Prosecutor that undue sympathy for awarding insufficient punishment could be extra detrimental to the justice system than to undermine public confidence within the efficacy of the legislation and that corruption is a hydra-headed monster And that is consuming life into the nation.”
Garg was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 3 years beneath part 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act in addition to a high-quality of Rs 1 lakh beneath part 13(1)(d) and 4 years of rigorous imprisonment beneath part 13(2). Along with the Prevention of Corruption Act, a high-quality of Rs 3 lakh has been given. Both the sentences will run concurrently.
According to the copy of the judgment, the accused Prince has been acquitted because the prosecution has didn’t show that he had colluded with the accused within the fee of the above offences, although it has been established that he had extorted Rs 2 lakh from the complainant. quantity has been acquired. The accused was acquitted on the directions of Nitin Garg “giving him the benefit of doubt”.
It was in 2016 that the CBI arrested Nitin Garg, then posted in Sirsa, for accepting a bribe of Rs two lakh from the proprietor of a personal agency to offer reduction whereas levying fines. The proprietor of a Sirsa primarily based non-public agency had acquired an IT discover looking for sure info beneath the Income Tax Act for the evaluation yr 2013-14. It is alleged that the complainant was threatened that he could be fined closely for not paying the bribe. The investigating company had then laid a lure and whereas accepting the bribe, each the accused had been arrested.
“Searchs were conducted at the residential and official premises of the accused, which included Rs 15.60 lakh in cash, gold weighing 1620 grams, diamonds worth about Rs 60 lakh, silver worth Rs five lakh, 26 bank accounts in his name and that of his family members. ,” a CBI assertion mentioned in 2016.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
