A particular CBI courtroom in Panchkula on Friday sentenced a 60-year-old former Sub-Inspector (SI) of Railway Protection Force (RPF) to 4 years’ rigorous imprisonment for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a laborer in Jakhal in September 2016. . .
Convict Devinder Singh, who was then posted at Jakhal railway station in Haryana, had demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the sufferer Mandeep Singh for not taking motion towards him and his two fellow labourers. An optical fiber cable of the railway station in the middle of its work.
In the order pronounced on Thursday, the officer has been sentenced to a few years below sections 7 and 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and 4 years below part 13 (2). The decorations will go collectively.
While saying the quantum of punishment, a single bench of Special Judge Sunil Kumar Garg stated, “It is pertinent to say right here that police corruption is a type of police misconduct during which a regulation enforcement officer misused his energy for private acquire. Police officers have many alternatives to realize personally from their standing and authority as regulation enforcement officers… Bribery amongst law enforcement officials is without doubt one of the commonest acts of corruption. The most cancers of corruption within the police usually jeopardizes constitutional rule and acts as a catalyst in violation of civil and human rights of residents. Therefore, to curb the menace of corruption within the society, strict motion is required towards such police officer who creates distrust amongst residents towards the police division.
The counsel for the accused had submitted that he’s not a former convict, is previous and is the only real breadwinner of the household. The lawyer stated that Devinder is affected by varied illnesses and the division has already stopped his retirement advantages. Further stating that Devinder has been dealing with the agony of a protracted trial since 2016, the lawyer requested a lenient view whereas awarding his sentence.
Even although the courtroom agreed with the counsel’s argument, it stated, “However, the conduct of the accused-convict is highly reprehensible… Incentive to adopt, which really needs to be checked.”
Devinder Singh had detained the complainant and his fellow laborers Randhir Singh and Chandi Ram on the intervening evening of September 13 and 14 in 2016. They had demanded an unlawful bribe of Rs 30,000 and confiscation of a automobile in lieu of their launch. He later diminished the bribe cash to Rs 15,000. On September 14, the accused-convict directed the complainant at hand over Rs 10,000 as bribe to Saurabh Saini, a resident of New Basti close to the railway station.
After the grievance, the investigating company laid a entice and arrested Saini after taking 10 thousand rupees from the complainant.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
